In the wake of the United States Supreme Court decision in Dobbs, there have been renewed criticisms of the role of the Catholic Church in public advocacy. 

For example, in August, when the citizens of Kansas voted on a pro-life ballot initiative, known as the Value Them Both Amendment, one of its strongest advocates, both in financial support and public witness, was the Archdiocese of Kansas City in Kansas, led by Archbishop Joseph Naumann, and the Kansas Catholic Conference, the voice of the Church in the state on matters of public policy.