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Why is HHS Contraception Order Still Standing? Trump Said it ‘Would Soon Be Over’

From USCCB president, Cardinal Daniel N. DiNardo – After meeting with President Trump in the Oval Office on May 4, I sat in the Rose Garden and listened as the president promised the Little Sisters of the Poor that their “long ordeal” with the government’s contraceptive mandate
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August 07, 2017
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catholics, contraception, faith, health and human services, HHS Mandate, religious freedom, Religious Liberty, respect, right, USCCB

Speak the Truth about Contraception and Abortion

Consecrate them in the truth. Your word is truth. – John 17:17 Congress is facing an emotional debate – should tax dollars intended to support women’s health go to organizations that promote abortion, like Planned Parenthood? Historically tax dollars have been prohibited from directly
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September 11, 2015
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abortion, alternatives to abortion, birth control, community health care, contraception, crisis pregnancy, defund planned parenthood, federally qualified health care centers, PCC column, planned parenthood, pro-life, women's health care

Senate Vote to Set Aside Conscience Act Marks Chance to Build Bipartisan Support, Seek Judicial Remedies for Religious Freedom

The U.S.  Senate’s 51-48 vote March 1 to table the bipartisan Respect for Rights of Conscience Act (S. 1467), sponsored by Senator Roy Blunt (R-MO) and 37 other senators, impels the Church to strengthen its resolve to support religious freedom. Both of Pennsylvania’s Senators Pa
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March 01, 2012
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abortion-causing drugs, conscience protection, contraception, contraception mandate, Department of Health and Human Services, HHS, HHS Ruling, mandated contraception, Religious Liberty, Rights of Conscience, sterilization

HHS Protects Kids in Vetoing FDA Plan B Decision

The following is a column by Sr. Mary Ann Walsh, Director of Media Relations at the USCCB: Health and Human Services (HHS) acted to protect kids Dec. 7 when HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius rejected a recommendation of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to let stores sell powerful
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December 09, 2011
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Tell Congress – Contraceptive Mandate Violates Religious Freedom

Religious freedom and rights of conscience are threatened by the recent “preventive services” mandate from the federal Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) requiring private health plans to cover female surgical sterilization and all drugs and devices approved by the FDA as c
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August 09, 2011
by Hill
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abortion, birth control, Congress, contraception, Department of Health and Human Services, health and human services, Health Care, health care reform, health insurance, healthcare, mandate, mandated contraception, mandates, patient protection and affordable care act, PPACA, U.S. House of Representatives, U.S. Senate

HHS Mandate for Contraceptive & Abortifacient Drugs Violates Conscience Rights

The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) sharply criticized a new HHS “preventive services” mandate requiring private health plans to cover female surgical sterilization and all drugs and devices approved by the FDA as contraceptives, including drugs which can attac
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August 02, 2011
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conscience, conscience protection, contraception, health and human services, health insurance, mandate, Obama, pro-life

US Bishops Urge Exclusion of Contraception, Sterilization as “Preventive Services”

The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops has urged the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) not to include contraception or sterilization among a range of “preventive services” the HHS will mandate for all health plans.
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September 21, 2010
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Statistics in the Eye of the Beholder

Last month, the Pennsylvania Department of Health (DOH) published its required annual report on abortions in the Commonwealth. The report shows in 2005 there were 34,909 abortions performed in Pennsylvania, a decrease of 3.1% from 2004. The statistics report when the abortions were pe
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March 01, 2007
by Hill
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abortion, alternatives to abortion, contraception, family planning, life, planned parenthood, pro-life, real alternatives

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