Cardinal Rigali to House: Drop the Abortion Mandate
Posted by Tom McFeely
Wednesday, August 12, 2009 11:32 AM
Posted here at the U.S. bishops’ conference website:
ABORTION PROVISIONS IN HOUSE’S HEALTH CARE BILL UNACCEPTABLE, SAYS CARDINAL IN LETTER TO HOUSE
WASHINGTON—Cardinal Justin Rigali of Philadelphia urged preservation of “longstanding federal policies that prevent government promotion of abortion and respect conscience rights,” and called current House health care legislation... READ MORE
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Bishops Reject Abortion Push in Health-Care Reform Bill
Posted by Tom McFeely
Monday, August 03, 2009 9:48 AM
Cardinal Justin Rigali of Philadelphia (CNS)
We’re devoting a lot of space in the Register to coverage of health-care reform, for good reason.
If the reform bill passes with a mandate for taxpayer funding of abortion services, it will be a devastating blow to the lives of unborn Americans — and to the conscience rights of pro-life medical personnel and of all American taxpayers who oppose abortion.
Right now, the question of whether... READ MORE
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GOP Pro-Lifers Thank Rigali
Posted by Tom McFeely
Tuesday, February 17, 2009 6:34 PM
Cardinal Justin Rigali of Philadelphia at the National Prayer Vigil for Life Mass in Washington Jan. 21. (CNS)
Two prominent Congressional Republicans have sent a letter of thanks to Cardinal Justin Rigali of Philadelphia, chairman of the U.S. bishops’ Committee for Pro-Life Activities.
House Republican Leader John Boehner, R-Ohio, and Rep. Thaddeus McCotter, R-Mich., chairman of the House Republican Policy Committee, thanked Cardinal Rigali for his Feb. 5 letter to all members of Congress requesting... READ MORE
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