Cardinal DiNardo Reaffirms Support for Respect for Rights of Conscience Act, Cites HHS Mandate as Cause for Urgency
WASHINGTON — Congress should support a bill (H.R. 1179, S. 1467) that will close gaps in protection of conscience rights in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA), especially in light of the threat to conscience rights posed by a new mandate from the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), said Cardinal Daniel DiNardo of Galveston-Houston in a September 7 letter to Congress.