Boehner vs. HHS: 'Attack by the Federal Government on Religious Freedom ... Must Not Stand'

House Speaker John Boehner says Congress will reverse contraception rule if administration won't. Rep. Fred Upton has also announced plans to advance legislation 'to reverse the controversial decision and restore long-standing conscience protections.'

Christian and Religious Leaders Also Oppose HHS Mandate

Said a Lutheran leader: 'We would be in a very bad way without the Catholics standing up.'

Congress Urges Obama Administration to Suspend HHS Mandate

Letter by 154 members says policy violates religious freedom.

Rubio Introduces Bill to Protect Church Organizations Against Obama's Mandate

HHS contraceptive requirement, with narrow exemption, 'tells us a lot about the administration's overreach in all parts of our lives,' Florida senator says.

Pro-life Congressmen Speak About the Fight Against Abortion

Youth Lead March for Life 2012

Church leaders and politicians join young people at the Washington event calling for an overturn of Roe v. Wade. Speakers target HHS contraceptive mandate.

Presidential Hopefuls: Newt Gingrich

Former Speaker of the House of Representatives, a convert to Catholicism, has evolved on life issues.

Military Chaplains Get 'Religious Exemption,' but Does It Do the Job?

Critics assert that the language in the 2012 military-spending bill won’t protect clergy.

Sebelius's Surprising Plan B Decision

Was the HHS secretary’s override of allowing emergency contraceptive to be sold over the counter politically motivated?

Kathleen Sebelius' Gruesome Moral Calculus

Health and Human Services policy may be furthering the exploitation of sex-trafficked women.

Will U.S. Religious Freedom Commission Continue?

Congress votes to keep commission through Dec. 16. But what about after that?

The Supreme Court and Obamacare

As Catholics and pro-lifers welcome the news that the high court will take up the health-care issue, the future remains murky.

Presidential Hopefuls: Ron Paul

Although committed to the protection of life, his libertarianism prevents him from voting for federal pro-life legislation.

New Jersey's 'Nurses of Conscience'

Congressman Chris Smith urges the University of Medicine and Dentistry to allow health-care professionals to opt out of abortions.

Presidential Hopefuls: Michele Bachmann

Minnesota senator spent time in the 1970s campaigning for Jimmy Carter — but also doing sidewalk counseling. Her campaign is fueled by her pro-life views.

What the Protect Life Act Means for America

Bill passed the House last week by a vote of 251-172. Bishops' spokeswoman: 'By passing the Protect Life Act, the House has taken an important step toward authentic health-care reform that respects the dignity of all, from conception onward.'

China's Population Control Continues

Nation’s economic clout grows in the face of its 1-child policy and persistent religious persecution.

Bachmann Introduces Heartbeat Informed Consent Act in Congress

The U.S. bishops and other pro-life groups support the bill that would require abortion providers to make an unborn child’s heartbeat visible and audible to its mother in order for her to give her informed consent for an abortion.

Congress Investigates Planned Parenthood

House committee requests documentation of billing practices, use of federal funds and reporting on criminal conduct.

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