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U.S. Constitution Title: Pelosi Vows to Stand With Obama Against Catholic Church; Says Decision Forcing Catholics to Act Against Faith Was ‘Very Courageous’ Pelosi Vows to Stand With Obama Against Catholic Church; Says Decision Forcing Catholics to Act Against Faith Was ‘Very Courageous’ By Thomas Cloud (CNSNews.com) - House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D.-Calif.) vowed today that she will join with the Obama administration in standing up against the Catholic Church in defending a new regulation that will require Catholic individuals to buy, and Catholic institutions to provide, health insurance plans that cover sterilizations and artificial contraceptives, including those that induce abortions. The Catholic church teaches that sterilization, artificial contraception and abortion are morally wrong and the Catholic bishops of the United States have argued that forcing a Catholic individual to purchase a health insurance plan that covers these things--or forcing a Catholic institution to provide such a plan--forces Catholics to act against their consciences and is a violation of the First Amendment right to free exercise of religion. In letters being read from the pulpit in Catholic parishes across the nation, Catholic bishops are saying: “We cannot—we will not—comply with this unjust law.” At her Wednesday press briefing, CNSNews.com asked Pelosi: “The administration has issued a regulation that will require all health-care plans to cover sterilization and all FDA-approved contraceptives, including those that induce abortions. This would force Catholic individuals and institutions to act against their consciences. All across the nation, Catholic bishops are saying:-- Pelosi responded: "Is this a speech, or do we have a question in disguise as a speech?" CNSNews.com continued: “‘We cannot--we will not—comply with this law.’ Catholic bishops are saying they will not comply with this law. Will you stand with your fellow Catholics in resisting this law or will you stick by the administration?” Pelosi: “First of all, I am going to stick with my fellow Catholics in supporting the administration on this. I think it was a very courageous decision that they made, and I support it.” Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius first announced the proposed regulation in August as part of the initial implementation of Obamacare. The regulation, as proposed, was set to take effect on Aug. 1 of this year. In September, the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops sent public comments on the regulation to HHS. In these comments, the bishops called the regulation an “unprecedented attack on religious freedom” and urged that it be rescinded. In November, Archbishop Timothy Dolan of New York, the president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, met with President Obama and personally explained to him the Catholic Church’s objections to the regulation. On Jan. 20, Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius announced that the regulations would go forward and will take effect for most health care plans as of Aug. 1. However, Sebelius gave religiously affiliated non-profit organizations---such as Catholic hospitals, universities, and charitable organizations---an additional year to “adapt” to the mandate. For them, it now set to take effect on Aug. 1, 2013. Following Sebelius announcement, the Catholic bishops put out a statement calling the regulation “literally unconscionable.” Meanwhile, Catholic bishops around the country have been calling on Catholics to oppose the regulation. Many of the bishops have published letters that priests are reading to their congregations. The letters explain the Catholic objections to the regulation and call for Catholics to resist it. Many of these letter include the following passage from the letter Bishop Paul Loverde of Arlington, Va., and Bishop Francis DiLorenzo of Richmond, Va., have asked their priests to read at Mass this coming Sunday: “In so ruling, the Administration has cast aside the First Amendment to the Constitution of the United States, denying to Catholics our Nation’s first and most fundamental freedom, that of religious liberty. And as a result, unless the rule is overturned, we Catholics will be compelled either to violate our consciences, or to drop health coverage for our employees (and suffer the penalties for doing do). The Administration’s sole concession was to give our institutions one year to comply. “We cannot—we will not—comply with this unjust law.”
Poster Comment: And to think that "Plastic Face" is supposed to be a devout catholic...... Guess some people will do anything for a little money..... I wonder who she is blowing????
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I agree with her, as it is the Catholics who are wrong here. This is one of the first things president Obama has done in a while that makes me feel good about him. I hope he sticks to his guns and insures all women have access to family planning services including birth control. It is one of the best ways to control and finally end the practice of abortion. The stand of the Catholics only insures there will be more of them.
You're a hypocrite. On the one hand you say separation of church and state. Then you say they should do this. This makes you a control freak asshole.
If the Catholic Church wants to be in the business of health care, they should provide it. Birth control prevents abortions. Four out of ten women who wind up with unwanted pregnancies abort them. It's far better for children to be boar to parents who are ready for and can afford children. Women, and men should have the right to control when and if they procreate. And if the Catholic Church wants to continue to run hospitals and offer medical care, they need to get out of the lives of their patients if they do not have the same views as them on birth control. In fact, most Catholic church members practice birth control anyway. There is a huge gap between what the lay members and the clergy believe about birth control, and banning it at Catholic medical facilities won't change this. I support President Obama on this one.
When Romney becomes president. He needs to have your brain examined. It is fucked up.
What about Santorum last nite? A 3 state victory? But at least I only had to see gingrichAIPAC once....LMFAO Note how totally off script USSAtv over this? All talking about Catholics/contraceptives... And how caucuses are so different from Diebold Elections?
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