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Traditional Catholic Faith => Catholic Living in the Modern World => Topic started by: Thed0ctor on July 01, 2022, 08:32:11 PM

Title: Morality of working for a company that will pay for employees abortion
Post by: Thed0ctor on July 01, 2022, 08:32:11 PM
With the end of Roe v Wade some companies are giving employees money to go to a state where they can get an abortion if they live in a state where it’s illegal. 

Does Catholic morality say under this type of situation you must find another job under pain of sin?
Title: Re: Morality of working for a company that will pay for employees abortion
Post by: Nadir on July 01, 2022, 10:04:28 PM
Unless you’re on the board of directors or had some part in the decision you have no responsibility in the matter and so not implicated in any sin.

Just do an honest day’s work and accept a just wage, no more, no less.
Title: Re: Morality of working for a company that will pay for employees abortion
Post by: SimpleMan on July 01, 2022, 11:56:12 PM
Not everybody can just "up and get" another job.  Very often, your family's welfare is tied towards you having that particular job.  Unless you had a hand in making the company's policy, it's not your doing.  
Title: Re: Morality of working for a company that will pay for employees abortion
Post by: epiphany on July 02, 2022, 01:14:38 AM
Most companies support abortion one way or another.  God knows the situation.  Do the best you can and leave the rest to Him.
Title: Re: Morality of working for a company that will pay for employees abortion
Post by: Stubborn on July 02, 2022, 04:41:43 AM
With the end of Roe v Wade some companies are giving employees money to go to a state where they can get an abortion if they live in a state where it’s illegal.

Does Catholic morality say under this type of situation you must find another job under pain of sin?
No.

Catholic morality dictates that you avoid the near occasion of sin.
Title: Re: Morality of working for a company that will pay for employees abortion
Post by: Cera on July 02, 2022, 11:02:45 AM
Those of us in pro-life struggled with a similar question decades ago, when taxpayer-funded abortion began. In that situation "render unto Caesar what is Caesar's and unto God what is God's" applied.

In this situation you can look for another job, but good luck in finding one that is not involved in evil. Pray about it and ask God for guidance in how to best support your family.
Title: Re: Morality of working for a company that will pay for employees abortion
Post by: dymphnaw on July 03, 2022, 10:09:41 AM
You were working for a company that paid for women's abortions already, if the company provides insurance and since abortion for poor women or women who can hustle the system is already covered by our taxes unless you go live on the streets you can't avoid this. 
Title: Re: Morality of working for a company that will pay for employees abortion
Post by: Giovanni Berto on July 04, 2022, 09:52:32 AM
I agree with the others that this is not sinful.

If such a thing were a sin, soon we would be forced to starve to death, since iniquity is so widespread these days.
Title: Re: Morality of working for a company that will pay for employees abortion
Post by: Nadir on July 04, 2022, 11:34:00 PM
You were working for a company that paid for women's abortions already, if the company provides insurance and since abortion for poor women or women who can hustle the system is already covered by our taxes unless you go live on the streets you can't avoid this.
I have a friend  who realized in 1979 that his taxes were paying for abortions. We met and became firm friends in the 1990's by which time he had not paid a cent tax for over 10 years and he still does not pay tax up until today. 
For those interested in how he did it and what it cost him read here. (It is quite a long docuмent)
 http://www.heavenonearthproject.net/page9/files/3cc68aa620842be9e250e8de18a736d6-6.html