Kristen Curran
editKristen Curran is a lobbyist and a conservative Catholic activist. She is the Director of Government Relations for the New York State Catholic Conference.[1]
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| Occupation | Director of Government Relations for New York State Catholic Conference |
New York State Catholic Conference
editCurran is a leader of the New York State Catholic Conference. This organization represents the political work of Catholic Bishops in the state of New York and is part of the Catholic Action Network:.[1] Director of government relations: https://thetablet.org/nys-catholic-conference-names-kristen-curran-director-of-government-relations/
Opposition to the Equal Rights Amendment
editCurran has publicly been opposed to the passage of an Equal Rights Amendment in the state of New York.[2] She has refered to the proposed amendment as "frivolous and unnecessary."[3]
In September 2024, Curran was quoted in the press saying, ""The title (Equal Rights Amendment) seems innocuous, it seems frankly noble. Who would be against that? That's sort of what we're up against in terms of educating people about what the consequences could be."[2]
Opposition to Abortion
editCurran is pro-life[4] and publicly opposed to abortion[5]
as well as the organization Planned Parenthood.[6] She has stated abortion is harmful for women.[7] Curran has also criticized leaders of New York State for focusing too much on abortion and not enough on care for "...women, children and families."[8][9]
Personal life
editKristen Curran is from Albany, New York.
References
edithttps://www.nyscatholic.org/posts/kristen-curran-named-director-of-government-relations
- ^ a b "Who We Are :: NYS Catholic Conference". www.nyscatholic.org. Retrieved 2024-09-18.
- ^ a b "NY Catholics warn Equal Rights Amendment could undercut parental rights". 2024-09-04. Retrieved 2024-09-18.
- ^ "Ballot language approved for New York's equal rights constitutional amendment". WAMC. 2024-07-30. Retrieved 2024-09-18.
- ^ Press, The Associated (2022-07-02). "NY lawmakers endorse amending state constitution to enshrine abortion rights". syracuse. Retrieved 2024-09-18.
- ^ Fanelli, Gino. "New York is looking into whether pregnancy resource centers steer women away from abortions". CITY Magazine. Retrieved 2024-09-18.
- ^ "Statement on Planned Parenthood Pause on Late-Term Abortions :: NYS Catholic Conference". www.nyscatholic.org. Retrieved 2024-09-18.
- ^ Khan, Maysoon; Villeneuve • •, Marina (2022-07-01). "NY Lawmakers Endorse Proposed Abortion Rights Amendment". NBC New York. Retrieved 2024-09-18.
- ^ Young, Shannon (July 1, 2022). "New York's abortion amendment clears first major hurdle". Politico.
- ^ "New York Moves to Add Reproductive Rights, Equality to State's Constitution". Yahoo News. 2022-07-02. Retrieved 2024-09-18.