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...Abortion...80% or more believe that "Under Certain Circumstances" that choice should be legal....here are a couple of relevant excerpts and quotations from Catholic Leaders in the attached overview...
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Surveys conducted by a number of polling organizations indicate that between 16% and 22% of American Catholic voters agree with Church policy that abortion should be illegal in all cases; the rest of the respondents held positions ranging from support for legal abortions in certain restricted circumstances to an unqualified acceptance of abortion in all cases.
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Some reasons for dissenting from the church's position on the legality of abortion, other than finding abortion morally acceptable, include "I am personally opposed to abortion, but I think the Church is concentrating its energies too much on abortion rather than on social action"[90] or "I do not wish to impose my views on others".[91][92][93][94]
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According to 2011 report from Public Religion Research Institute, 68% of American Catholics believe that one can still be a "good Catholic" while disagreeing with the church's position on abortion, approximately as many as members of other religious groups.[12] On this long-standing phenomenon of a number of Catholics disagreeing with the Church's official position on abortion, Pope John Paul II commented: "It is sometimes claimed that dissent from the Magisterium is totally compatible with being a "good Catholic" and poses no obstacle to the reception of the sacraments. This is a grave error". In what the Los Angeles Times called a key admonition, he added: "It has never been easy to accept the Gospel teaching in its entirety, and it never will be".[95][96] Many, however, suggest that this is the problem, that some of the strongest anti-abortion advocates seem unconcerned about critical social issues in the complete spectrum of the Church's moral teaching.[97] US Cardinal Bernardin and Pope Francis have been prominent proponents of this "seamless garment" approach.[98] The US Bishops have called on Catholics to weigh all the threats to life and human dignity before placing their vote:[99] the tag "intrinsic evil" can lead to an over-simplification of issues.[100] In his column in the Jesuit magazine America, Professor John F. Kavanaugh, S.J., observed:[101]

Most people open to the facts recognize that a human life has begun by the end of the first trimester of a pregnancy. It is at this point that some common ground may be reached to protect unborn human life. There is political will at hand to ensure such protection; but as long as the extreme positions hold sway, no action will be taken.
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Forgiveness of women who abort

Apart from indicating in its canon law that automatic excommunication does not apply to women who abort because of grave fear or due to grave inconvenience, the Catholic Church, without making any such distinctions, assures the possibility of forgiveness for women who have had an abortion. Pope John Paul II wrote:

I would now like to say a special word to women who have had an abortion. The Church is aware of the many factors which may have influenced your decision, and she does not doubt that in many cases it was a painful and even shattering decision. The wound in your heart may not yet have healed. Certainly what happened was and remains terribly wrong. But do not give in to discouragement and do not lose hope. Try rather to understand what happened and face it honestly. If you have not already done so, give yourselves over with humility and trust to repentance. The Father of mercies is ready to give you his forgiveness and his peace in the Sacrament of Reconciliation.[69]
On the occasion of the Extraordinary Jubilee of Mercy in 2015, Pope Francis announced that all priests (during the Jubilee year – ending November 20, 2016) will be allowed in the Sacrament of Penance to refrain from enforcing the penalty of excommunication for abortion, which had been reserved to bishops and certain priests who were given such mandate by their bishop.[70] This policy was made permanent by an apostolic letter titled Misericordia et misera (Mercy and Misery), which was issued on November 21, 2016.[71][72]
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IMO, and that of a majority of Catholics, the Church is understanding of extreme pressures placed upon women in Certain Circumstances...and does not want to "cast out" women who have chosen to have an abortion. I suggest you spend time absorbing the comments made and discern, through "Prudential Judgement" how Catholics can vote Democrat, in the face of a Godless alternative...Donald Trump.

Let's not forget that America is not a "Catholic" nation...and the Gallup Poll, dating back to 1975, has found that only 21% or less, of the population believe Abortion should be illegal in ALL circumstances...even more reason to not ban abortion...anywhere in the country.


Link: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catholic_Church_and_abortion#