Do the Knights of Columbus have a position on abortion and the right to life?
The Knights of Columbus regards abortion as a grave moral evil that does incalculable social harm. It holds that the unborn deserve the full protection of the law. It therefore considers the U.S. Supreme Court’s 1973 Roe v. Wade decision legalizing abortion a tragic mistake, and has consistently supported peaceful, nonviolent measures to correct Roe v. Wade. The Knights of Columbus was among the organizations filing pro-life amicus curiae briefs in abortion related cases decided by the Supreme Court in 1989, 1990, 1991, and 1992. The K of C also filed an amicus brief in the 1990 Cruzan case involving the so called “right to die.” Since 1973 the Knights of Columbus has printed and distributed free of charge millions of items of pro-life educational literature. It provides financial assistance to the pro-life programs of the U.S., Canadian and Mexican bishops. Thousands of Knights take part in the annual March for Life in Washington, D.C., each January. The organization also has assisted
