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From The Bishop
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Written by USCCB
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Saturday, March 13, 2010 |
USCCB NATIONWIDE BULLETIN INSERT/ACTION ALERT
Updated 3-11-2010
Stop Abortion Funding in Health Care Reform!
Protect Conscience
Ensure Affordable Health Coverage
Allow Immigrants to Purchase Private Health Insurance
As long-time advocates of health care reform, the U.S. Catholic bishops
continue to make the moral case that genuine health care reform must
protect the life, dignity, consciences and health of all, especially the
poor and vulnerable. Health care reform should provide access to
affordable and quality health care for all, and not advance a
pro-abortion agenda in our country. Genuine health care reform is being
blocked by those who insist on reversing widely supported policies
against federal funding of abortion and plans which include abortion,
not by those working simply to preserve these longstanding protections.
• On November 7, the U.S. House of Representatives passed major health
care reform that reaffirms the essential, longstanding and widely
supported policy against using federal funds for elective abortions and
includes positive measures on affordability and immigrants.
• On December 24, the U.S. Senate rejected this policy and passed health
care reform that requires federal funds to help subsidize and promote
health plans that cover elective abortions. All purchasers of such plans
will be required to pay for other people’s abortions through a separate
payment solely to pay for abortion. And the affordability credits for
very low income families purchasing private plans in a Health Insurance
Exchange are inadequate and would leave families financially vulnerable.
• Outside the abortion context, neither bill has adequate conscience
protection for health care providers, plans or employers.
• Congressional leaders are now trying to figure out how the rules of
the House and Senate could allow the final passage of a modified bill
that would satisfy disagreements between House and Senate versions.
ACTION: Contact your Representative and
Senators today by e-mail, phone or FAX.
• To send a pre-written, instant e-mail to Congress go to
www.usccb.org/action.
• Call the U.S. Capitol switchboard at: 202-224-3121, or call your
Members’ local offices.
Contact info can be found on Members’ web sites at www.house.gov &
www.senate.gov.
MESSAGE – HOUSE:
“I am pleased that the House health care bill maintains the longstanding
policy against federal funding of abortion. On the other hand, the
provisions on abortion funding in the current un-amended Senate health
care bill are seriously deficient and unacceptable. I urge you to work
to uphold essential provisions against abortion funding, to include full
conscience protection and to ensure that health care is accessible and
affordable for all. I urge you to oppose any bill unless and until these
criteria are met.”
MESSAGE – SENATE:
“I am deeply disappointed that the current un-amended Senate health care
bill fails to maintain the longstanding policy against federal funding
of abortion and does not include adequate protection for conscience. I
urge you to support essential provisions against abortion funding,
similar to those in the House bill. Include full conscience protection
and ensure that health care is accessible and affordable for all. I urge
you to oppose any bill unless and until these criteria are met.”
WHEN: Votes in the House and Senate are
expected at any time. Act today! Thank You!
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