The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) recently criticized the U.S. Supreme Court for choosing to favor the abortion business interests over women’s health and safety.

The Supreme Court ruling in June Medical Services v. Russo struck down a Louisiana law that required hospital admitting privileges be obtained by abortion doctors, the bishops’ website reported. Archbishop Joseph F. Naumann of Kansas City said that abortion often severely harms women as it ends a child’s life violently.

“Abortion becomes even more destructive when basic health and safety standards are ignored, and profit margins are prioritized over women’s lives,” said Naumann, chairman of the USCCB's Committee for Pro-Life Activities, according to the USCCB website. “As Catholics, we condemn abortion as a grave injustice that denies the fundamental human right to life. Yet even as we seek to end the brutality of legalized abortion, we still believe that the women who seek it should not be further harmed and abused by a callous, profit-driven industry.”

Archbishop Joseph F. Naumann of Kansas City | Wikipedia

The 5-4 ruling continues a cruel precedent, Naumann said, as it fails to recognize laws that prioritize women’s health and safety over business. He added that the bishops will continue in prayer as they struggle for justice for mothers and children.

“We will not rest until the day when the Supreme Court corrects the grave injustice of Roe and Casey and recognizes the constitutional right to life for unborn human beings,” Naumann said, according to the website.

He asked that people of faith pray for those women seeking abortion so they can find alternatives.

The USCCB joined the Louisiana Conference of Catholic Bishops and the National Association of Evangelicals in filing an amicus curiae brief asking the Supreme Court to back the law.