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TITUSVILLE, FL. - Priests for Life National Director Frank Pavone issued the following statement today in reaction to an Indiana judge’s ruling that religious freedom includes the right to abort a child.
“Religious freedom has limits, as does any fundamental right when the state preserves a compelling interest with the least restrictive means,” Pavone said.
“You can’t fly an airplane into a building while crying out in prayer to God. And as courts in the United States have already pointed out, the state would not be infringing on the freedom of religion if it prohibited child sacrifice on the altar or restricted the handling of poisonous snakes by Christians who want to take Jesus’ words, literally about handling poisonous snakes.
“The state can act to protect the health and lives of citizens. This ruling will not stand.”