Offices of Marriage, Family Life & Pro Life

Cardinal Dolan Voices Dismay

WASHINGTON — Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan of New York voiced dismay in the Administration’s handling of the church as the White House and the church seek to work out religious freedom problems found in a mandate in the new health care reform bill.

Senate Votes to Table "Respect for Rights of Conscience Act"

Senate vote to set aside Conscience Act marks chance to
build bipartisan support, seek judicial remedies for religious freedom

On Conscience Rights: There Oughta Be a Law

By Richard M. Doerflinger

I used to think we were a nation committed to freedom of conscience. Heck, I used to think we had a body of law effectively defending that freedom. After the events of the past few months, I’m not so sure.

HHS Mandate Creates Absurd Results - Bishop Lori

WASHINGTON — The Department of Health and Human Services mandate that would force virtually all employers to pay for sterilization and contraceptives, including abortion-inducing drugs to employees has “absurd consequences,” Bishop William E. Lori said February 28.

Hollywood Discovers Abortion’s Aftermath

By Susan E. Wills
The often painful emotional aftermath of abortion—marked by intense grief, sadness, and remorse—has been treated only obliquely, if at all, in Hollywood films.

Cardinal Urges Senate Support of 'Respect for Rights of Conscience Act'

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Senate urgently needs to support legislation that would apply longstanding federal law on conscience protection to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA), said the chairman of the Committee on Pro-Life Activities of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB).

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.

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