Protecting the Least Among Us: Jesuit Statement on Abortion

June 14, 2022

As the nation awaits a new ruling from the U.S. Supreme Court regarding abortion, the Jesuits USA Central and Southern Province recommits to Catholic Church teaching on abortion and reaffirms our commitment to respecting all human life.

In 2018, the Jesuit Conference of Canada and the United States issued a statement on Jesuits’ support for the unborn. Read Protecting the Least Among Us: A Statement of the Society of Jesus in the United States on Abortion.

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