SEND A MESSAGE TO CONGRESS IN SUPPORT OF RELIGIOUS LIBERTY HERE.

On February 10, the Obama Administration announced some adjustments to the HHS mandate in an attempt to assuage the valid concerns raised by hundreds of thousands of Americans over the past two weeks. The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops says that the “proposal continues to involve needless government intrusion in the internal governance of religious institutions, and to threaten government coercion of religious people and groups to violate their most deeply held convictions. In a nation dedicated to religious liberty as its first and founding principle, we should not be limited to negotiating within these parameters. The only complete solution to this religious liberty problem is for HHS to rescind the mandate of these objectionable services.” We urge those who are committed to upholding our nation’s commitment to religious liberty to continue speaking out in support for passage of the Respect for Rights of Conscience Act currently before Congress ( HR 1179 and S 1467).

The Catholic bishops of the United States called the January decision by the Obama Administration to continue to demand that sterilization, abortion-causing drugs and contraception be included in virtually all health plans “literally unconscionable”.

The HHS rule requires that sterilization and contraception – including controversial abortion-causing drugs– be included among “preventive services” coverage in almost every healthcare plan available to Americans. This ruling will force Catholics to decide between violating their consciences and providing the basic right of health care. At issue is the constitutionally protected freedom that ensures respect for the consciences of Catholics and all other Americans. In this ruling, you and I were told that we can call ourselves Catholic, we just can’t act like we are. Read “Six Things Everyone Should Know About the HHS Mandate.”

Read more about the HHS ruling here.

SEND A MESSAGE TO CONGRESS IN SUPPORT OF RELIGIOUS LIBERTY HERE.

If you’d like to send a letter, you can use this sample letter to Congress regarding the HHS ruling. (MS Word, RTF or PDF) Find your legislators’ addresses here.

Click here to sign the petition on whitehouse.gov.

If you prefer to call, you can reach your congressmen and women at 1-202-224-3121. Ask them to support the Respect for Rights of Conscience Act (HR 1179 and S 1467).

Click here to access the bulletin insert in English and Spanish (PDF) or English or Spanish (Word).

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