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Catholic Charities Under Fire for Helping Teenager Get Abortion

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Bishop Francis X. DiLorenzo of the Diocese of Richmond, Virginia is under fire for allegedly covering up a scandal in which Commonwealth Catholic Charities of Richmond, now under federal investigation, falsified documents and paid for a 16-year-old to have an abortion in January. "This latest scandal and the foot dragging that occurred on the part of the bishops gives us cause to wonder how serious a problem this really is in dioceses across America," said American Life League President Judie Brown, a member of the Pontifical Academy for Life.
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Tax Funded Catholic Charity Investigated for Teen Abortion
The U.S. Health and Human Services is investigating whether Commonwealth Catholic Charities of Richmond's staff violated state law by signing a consent form for a teenager in foster care to have an abortion. Health and Human Services contracts with the Conference of Catholic Bishops to care for unaccompanied minors from other countries, including refugees, those seeking asylum and victims of human trafficking. The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops receives $7.6 million annually (from federal taxpayers) for the children's care. Commonwealth Catholic Charities provides services for children and youth as part of that contract.

Va. Charity Probed for Helping Teen Get Abortion
RICHMOND, Va. -- Authorities are investigating whether a Catholic charity violated state and federal law by helping a 16-year-old illegal immigrant who was in the organization's care get an abortion. Workers with Commonwealth Catholic Charities helped the girl travel to and from the procedure in January and signed a consent form for the abortion, Joanne Nattrass, the charity's executive director, said in a statement Thursday. She declined further comment. Four of the Richmond-based charity's workers were fired, according to a letter by David Siegel, head of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' refugee resettlement program.

Posted by Editor at June 23, 2008 06:22 AM