Notre Dame professor offers students abortion help in defiance of Catholic school policy

Published October 12, 2022 12:00am ET



A professor at the University of Notre Dame, a private Catholic university, is offering to help students obtain abortions and contraceptives, despite Catholic teaching denouncing the practices as grave moral evils.

Tamara Kay, a professor of sociology at Notre Dame, advertised on the door of her office that she would offer “information on all healthcare issues and access — confidentially with care and compassion,” according to the independent student newspaper the Irish Rover.
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