The Catholic bishops of New Jersey have added their voices to those of other Catholic Church leaders around the US in opposing an abortion advocacy ad campaign by a group calling itself Catholics for Choice.

The organisation placed full-page ads on September 12 in the print editions of more than 20 local and national publications, including Politico, the Nation, the Chicago Sun-Times, the Philadelphia Inquirer, the Dallas Morning News and La Opinion.

In New Jersey, the ad ran in The Star-Ledger and The Record. Digital advertising also was included in the campaign, which featured a statement by a young woman who claimed to be Catholic and who condoned abortion.