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What the US bishops want to see in health care reform

Mar 8, 2017

By Matt Hadro

As Congress considers a new health care law, the U.S. bishops are calling for a plan that does not fund... Read more

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US bishops: Health care should be truly universal, affordable

Jan 18, 2017

Any changes to health care law under the new administration should not abandon the principal of genuinely affordable health care... Read more

Mother Loraine Maguire (c) of the Little Sisters of the Poor.

Members of Congress speak up for Little Sisters before big day in court

Mar 22, 2016

By Matt Hadro

Members of the United States Congress have voiced their support for the Little Sisters of the Poor before their case... Read more

Speaker John Boehner administers the the oath of office to members of the 113th Congress Jan 3, 2013.

Members of Congress: Abortion funding breaks health care law promise

Dec 26, 2014

By Matt Hadro

More than 75 members of Congress have written the Obama administration emphasizing that abortion coverage must be billed separately under... Read more

Cardinal Sean O'Malley speaks with CNA in Rome on Feb. 4, 2013.

Cardinal O’Malley: Congress must remedy taxpayer abortion funding

Sep 18, 2014

By Adelaide Mena, Matt Hadro

The head of the U.S. bishops’ pro-life committee has renewed a call for Congressional action after a new report verified... Read more

U.S. President Barack Obama.

Deluge of criticism after abortion funding revealed in health care law

Sep 16, 2014

By Adelaide Mena, Matt Hadro

Pro-life groups have responded forcefully to a new report finding that despite promises from President Barack Obama, more than 1,000... Read more

Supreme Court of the United States.

Contraception mandate case argued at US Supreme Court

Mar 25, 2014

The Supreme Court heard oral arguments Tuesday in a challenge to the Affordable Care Act touching on the federal government’s... Read more

Crosses placed in front of the Capitol to represent the 915 unborn babies aborted by Planned Parenthood every day. Photo Courtesy of Amanda Lord/SFLA.

Pro-life advocates urge abortion transparency in health care

Nov 2, 2013

By Adelaide Mena

Pro-life leaders are calling for transparency in the health care exchanges created by the Affordable Care Act, asking that they... Read more

Mary E. Harned, Staff Counsel with Americans United for Life.

State legislation blocking abortion insurance coverage grows

Feb 5, 2013

A recent report indicates that numerous states are passing restrictions on insurance coverage of abortion under the health care reform... Read more