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Action Center
Catholics Support Access to Contraception under Affordable Care Act
The bishops have portrayed the Obama Administration’s decision to require most employers to cover contraception without copays as an all-out attack on Catholicism and conscience rights. In shouting this from the pulpit, they are threatening to drown out the voice of the majority of Catholics who believe that women should be able to access birth control using their company's health insurance. Take action!
Press Release
The Bishops’ Lobby Shouts, “Jump”; Senator, Opinion Writers Ask, “How High?”
1 February - The campaign by the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops against alleged religious intolerance should be seen today for the shell that it really is. In a nation where the largest single religious denomination in Congress is Catholicism; where six of the nine Supreme Court justices and more than a quarter of the population were baptized Catholic and where one of the most powerful lobbies in Washington, DC, is the bishops themselves, it hardly seems plausible to believe that there is widespread intolerance of Catholic views. In fact, it’s completely implausible... But all it took was a press release from the bishops about their opposition to the Obama administration’s decision to cover family planning, and all hell broke loose. Read more.
Action Alert
It’s Time to Make Your Voice Heard – Tell Your Local Media That the Bishops Do Not Speak For All Catholics
As you know, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) recently ruled that under the Affordable Care Act, no-copay contraceptive coverage would be made available to employees of Catholic institutions and their family members who receive benefits. This was an important victory for the many women and men who need contraception coverage. Unfortunately, the hierarchy of the Catholic church sees the decision differently. The bishops will stop at nothing to repeal this important decision. Read more.
Conscience
Thinking Republican
| Republicans running for any elected office are expected to bend over backwards to affirm their antichoice credentials. But we know that, just as Catholics are ill-served by their leadership, so too are Republicans ill-served by theirs. This issue of Conscience features members of the GOP who believe that their party's platform of limited government includes protecting women's bodily autonomy. It is available online in an easy-to-browse version or as a PDF. |
Press Releases
- The Bishops’ Lobby Shouts, “Jump”; Senators, Opinion Writers Ask, “How High?”
1 February 2012 - President Obama Finally Does the Right Thing for Women
20 January 2012 - Bishops Continue to Lobby on Healthcare Reform
21 December 2011 - more...
In The News
- Religious institutions' health plans must offer birth control
Los Angeles Times
20 January 2012 - Obama Administration Announces New Decision On Birth Control, To Chagrin Of Religious Groups
Huffington Post
20 January 2012 - Obama admin. to enforce universal birth control access
The Raw Story
20 January 2012 - more...