U.S. bishops are pressing for a place at the table in White House discussions to modify the contentious HHS mandate, a prospect that has become even more important as new polls show dwindling support for the mandate among the general public.
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Polls Show Religious Liberty Issue Hasn’t Gone Away
A look behind recent polls shows that in spite of a concerted effort by liberal pundits to change the narrative on the HHS mandate from one of religious liberty to one of women’s health, the public just isn’t buying it.
HHS Mandate Could Force 13% of U.S. Hospitals Out of Business
Experts are warning that if the contentious HHS mandate is permitted to stand, it will force the closure of 13 percent of U.S. hospitals and reduce the number of available beds by 120,000.
Nurse Complains About Uninsured Birth Control at Catholic Hospital
Commentary by Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
The pro-contraception lobby is continuing to present alleged victims of the Church’s fight over the government’s plan to force them to offer insurance that covers birth control, with the latest being a nurse in a Catholic hospital who claims she plans to stay on her parent’s insurance policy because her birth control is too expensive and her health plan doesn’t cover it.
Media Ignores Cardinal Dolan’s New Letter to Bishops
Cardinal Timothy Dolan, archbishop of New York and president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, sent a letter on Friday to all U.S. bishops of the United States reasserting the conviction of the Catholic Church that it will not yield to the Obama administration’s command to provide free birth control insurance to its employees, but not one of the major news outlets covered the story.
Liberal Senators Kill Bill Protecting Religious Liberty
In a narrow 51-48 vote, liberal members of the U.S. Senate voted to table an amendment proposed by Missouri Senator Roy Blunt (R) that would have provided conscience protection for religious employers in the HHS contraception mandate.
Dolan: Mandate Talks with White House Going Nowhere
As the Obama administration works with union bosses and dissident Catholic leaders to work out another “compromise” on the HHS mandate, Cardinal Timothy Dolan said the bishops’ attempts to work with the White House are “going nowhere.”
Here We Go Again – Another Phony HHS Mandate Compromise in the Works
Commentary by Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
The Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Kathleen Sebelius, has announced that a new rule is coming “in the near future” that will both provide women with free contraception and respect religious liberty. The catch is that she’s not meeting with bishops to iron out the “compromise” but with dissident “Catholic health leaders” and union bosses.
Will Catholic Social Institutions Become Extinct?
Cardinal Francis George of Chicago is warning that the HHS mandate, which will force Catholic institutions to either violate their conscience by providing services that are against Church teaching or close, says that unless it is rescinded, Catholic social services may become a thing of the past.
Nationwide HHS Mandate Protest Scheduled for March 23
Citizens concerned about the potential loss of religious freedom if the Obama Administration’s HHS Mandate should be allowed to stand are planning to take to the streets on March 23 in over 50 U.S. cities.
