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16 Gulf Pine Catholic • October 16, 2020 Poverty and Abortion From page 15 We should support these centers and consider volunteering for them or opening our homes to a pregnant woman in need. And we can all help encourage our govern- ment and other institutions to support life. They must always aid and support mothers and children, and never offer to pay for the destruction of life as a “solution” to the challenges women face. The call to uphold women’s dignity and well-being, and that of their unborn children, is one and the same. * Names have been changed to protect the privacy of those mentioned. ** To find out what resources may be available locally, contact your diocesan pro-life or respect life office. ________________________ 1 L. Finer et al. in Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health , Sept. 2005, pp. 110-118 at 115. 2 R. Jones and M. Kavanaugh, in Obstetrics & Gynecology , June 2011, pp. 1358-1366 at 1362. 3 R. Jones et al. in Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health , Sept./Oct. 2002, pp. 226-35 at 231. 4 S. Henshaw and R. Jones, Guttmacher Institute, Sept. 20, 2007, at paa2008.princeton.edu/papers/80673. 5 “Poverty in the United States: A Snapshot,” National Center for Law and Economic Justice, at www.nclej.org/povertyin-the-us.php (accessed July 2014). 6 “Single Mother Statistics,” June 23, 2014, at singlemotherguide.com/single-mother-statistics/. 7 See H. Alvare in Villanova Law Review (2013), pp. 379-436 at 408-11, papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2272821. 8 The deVeber Institute, Women’s Health after Abortion: The Medical and Psychological Evidence , Chapter 15, at www.deveber.org/text/whealth.html#fifteen (accessed July2014). 9 R. Rector, Heritage Foundation Backgrounder #2465, Sept. 16, 2010, at www.heritage.org/ research/reports/2012/09/marriage-americas-greatest-weapon-against-child-poverty#_ftn1 10 See Pope Francis, The Joy of the Gospel: Evangelii Gaudium (Vatican City: Libreria Editrice Vaticana, 2013). Excerpts from Evangelii Gaudium ( The Joy of the Gospel ). © 2013 Libreria Editrice Vaticana. Used with permission. All rights reserved. Secretariat of Pro-Life Activities 3211 Fourth Street NE • Washington, DC 20017 Tel: (202) 541-3070 • Fax: (202) 541-3054 www.usccb.org/respectlife Find us at facebook.com/peopleoflife! To order materials call toll-free (866) 582-0943. Copyright © 2014, United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, Washington, D.C. This supplement sponsored by these Knights of Columbus councils: The Gulf Pine Catholic staff & the people of the Diocese of Biloxi applaud the Knights of Columbus’ educational efforts to promote the respect & dignity of the human person. Bishop Gunn Council No. 1583, Gulfport John P. Myers Council 2180, Laurel St. Mary Council 9124, Gautier James D. Hart Council 9673, Woolmarket Reinhart Schroeder Council 9409, Biloxi Msgr. Gregory Kennedy Council 10499, Ocean Springs Msgr. P.J. Carey Council 1605, Pascagoula Msgr. Leech Council 4472, Pass Christian