Hearing Held in Lawsuit to Halt Philadelphia’s Funding for Abortions

Lawsuit alleges funding violates state law

A hearing in a lawsuit challenging Philadelphia's use of taxpayer money to pay for abortions was held at the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas on Oct. 14, 2022. From left: Attorney Thomas E. Breth, Charles P. Kuhar, Sr., Theresa M. Kuhar, and Tom Stevens, President of the Pro-Life Union of Greater Philadelphia. Lily Sun/The Epoch Times

PHILADELPHIA, Pa.—A public hearing in a lawsuit to block the use of taxpayer money for abortions was held on Friday, Oct. 14, at the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas.

The suit was filed by the Thomas More Society on behalf of Philadelphia residents. It seeks to block the city’s half-million dollar donation to the Abortion Liberation Fund of Pennsylvania (ALF-PA).