late John Cardinal O'Connor reiterated the Church's rejection of partial-birth abortion, calling it "infanticide." Responding to charges by pro-choice advocates that pro-lifers are only using the partial-birth abortion platform as an inroads to the beginning of the end of all abortion, Cardinal O'Connor said, "Even if you accept other abortions, you... still (must be) appalled by infanticide." He then added, "A broader issue lies behind the partial-birth dispute. It isn't the fate of Roe v. Wade, it's the future of infanticide." (Catholic New York, Oct. 1998)
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