Catholic group demands Massachusetts governor be excommunicated over abortion law

CatholicVote president Kelsey Reinhardt asked Massachusetts bishops whether Governor Maura Healey triggered automatic excommunication by signing an abortion law. Healey signed the legislation in 2024. The Catholic Church's canon law provides for automatic excommunication in certain circumstances related to abortion, though application depends on specific conditions and ecclesiastical authority. Massachusetts bishops have not publicly responded to Reinhardt's inquiry.

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