Bishops to Congress: Drop Abortion from Health-Care Reform
Posted by Tom McFeely
Friday, October 09, 2009 8:40 AM
Here is the text of a letter sent Oct. 8 to all members of Congress by the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops:
Dear Member of Congress:
On behalf of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB), we are writing to express our disappointment that progress has not been made on the three priority criteria for health care reform that we have conveyed previously to Congress. In fact,... READ MORE
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Poll: Americans Back Reform, Oppose Abortion Coverage
Posted by Tom McFeely
Tuesday, September 22, 2009 3:29 PM
According to a national survey commissioned by the U.S. bishops, most Americans support health-care reform.
But a solid majority opposes any taxpayer funding of abortion through the health-care reform process. And by a 49%-39% plurality, Americans also oppose measures that would force individuals to pay for abortion coverage through their health insurance premiums.
Here is the complete text of... READ MORE
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The Catholic Voice on Health-Care Reform
Posted by Tom McFeely
Wednesday, September 16, 2009 10:51 AM
Posted yesterday here at the USCCB website:
Make your voice heard in the health care debate
By Mar Muñoz-Visoso
Does thinking about health care reform give you a headache? Are the rhetoric, the cross messages, and the overflow of information—and misinformation—tempting you give in to the pessimistic thought that the sick who are most in need of health care, the poor, the marginalized, the... READ MORE
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New Shepherd in New Orleans
Posted by Tom McFeely
Friday, August 21, 2009 3:22 PM
Archbishop Gregory Aymond (CNS/L'Osservatore Romano)
Surprisingly, I can’t find anything at the website of Catholic News Service about yesterday’s installation of the new archbishop of New Orleans, Gregory Aymond.
The Daily Blog wants to draw attention to the event anyway. So here’s a link to coverage in New Orleans’ The Times-Picayune today about the installation of a native son of the Big Easy to this important position in the hierarchy of... READ MORE
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U.S. Bishops' Health-Care Site
Posted by Tom McFeely
Tuesday, August 18, 2009 12:05 PM
The U.S. bishops have set up a health-care reform website at http://www.usccb.org/healthcare/.
The website reasserts the bishops’ support for the principle of health-care reform, stating:
Access to health care should not depend on where a person works, how much a family earns, or where a person lives. Instead, every person, created in the image and likeness of God, has a right to life and to... READ MORE
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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 Draw the Line on Health-Care Reform
Posted by Tom McFeely
Friday, August 07, 2009 1:37 PM
Posted today at the USCCB website (h/t to The Catholic Key blog):
Lines in the Sand
By Tom Grenchik
August 7, 2009
As members of Congress head home for their August recess, we now have a better picture of where everyone stands on health care reform. While the U.S. bishops support genuine health care reform, there is a clear line in the sand between our bishops and some congressional... READ MORE
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