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The majority of women I spoke to are pro-choice. It is important to note that being pro-choice doesn’t necessarily mean that we are pro-abortion. We are against being told what to do and for being judged for our actions by Catholic patriarchal hierarchy. (After all, we are taught that Jesus didn’t judge, he ate with lepers and prostitutes, and he welcomed everyone—so why are we being judged?) Barack Obama’s re-election, with overwhelming support from Hispanics and women, shows that there is a disconnect between what the Church teaches and what its (female) parishioners believe. Like many other Latinas, I dream of the day when we have a reformed Catholic Church more in tune with my beliefs.
