---
title: "U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops"
description: "U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (Religious body) signed 3 letters in the dataset, mean composite 4.7 of 12."
type: "letter-organization"
org_id: "O075"
org_type: "Religious body"
country: "US"
letter_count: 3
signer_count: 2
active_years: "2020–2022"
source_url: "https://www.abhortion.org/letters/orgs/o075.html"
---

# U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops

_Also printed as: USCCB Secretariat of Pro-Life Activities_

**Religious body** · US · 3 letters

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Organization ID | O075 |
| Organization type | Religious body |
| State | National / not stated |
| Country | United States |
| Parent organization | — |
| Letters signed | 3 |
| Named signers | 2 |
| Active on letters | 2020–2022 |

## Letters signed

Oldest first. "Signed as" shows who signed for the organization on that letter, with title and organization name as printed.

| Date | Letter | Shortfall | Score | Signed as |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Mar 24, 2020 | [Pro-life coalition letter to Secretary Azar: pro-life concerns during the coronavirus crisis](../../letters/pl-2020-003.md) | By implication | 2 / 12 | [Greg Schleppenbach](../../letters/people/i0080.md), Associate Director (as “USCCB Secretariat of Pro-Life Activities”) |
| Sep 7, 2021 | [Pro-life coalition letter urging Congress to protect the Hyde Amendment in appropriations and reconciliation](../../letters/pl-2021-002.md) | By implication | 3 / 12 | [Greg Schleppenbach](../../letters/people/i0080.md), Associate Director (as “USCCB Secretariat of Pro-Life Activities”) |
| May 12, 2022 | [Joint Open Letter to State Lawmakers: Criminalizing Women Who Have Abortions Is Not Pro-Life](../../letters/pl-2022-001.md) | Explicit opposition | 9 / 12 | [Archbishop William E. Lori](../../letters/people/i0474.md), Chairman, Committee on Pro-Life Activities |

## Scoring profile

Derived from the letters above — a description of what this organization put its name to, not a rating of the organization itself.

- Letters signed: 3
- Mean composite: 4.7 of 12
- Fault-line letters (D2 or D4 ≥ 1): 1
- By shortfall type: 1 explicit opposition, 2 by implication

## People who signed for this organization

| Person | Titles as printed | Letters |
| --- | --- | --- |
| [Greg Schleppenbach](../../letters/people/i0080.md) | Associate Director | 2 |
| [William E. Lori](../../letters/people/i0474.md) | Chairman, Committee on Pro-Life Activities | 1 |

## Names as printed

- USCCB Secretariat of Pro-Life Activities

## Editorial note

Organization type, state and parent organization are heuristics for filtering, not authoritative registrations. State Right-to-Life and Citizens-for-Life bodies are linked to the National Right to Life Committee by naming pattern — inferred, not verified. The rubric records distance from the standard published by Abolitionists Rising, not a moral verdict; every organization scored here regards itself as pro-life.