Reform Reactions
Posted by Rebecca Teti in News on Monday, March 22, 2010
If you’ve been waiting for a discussion of health care reform’s passing, may I direct you to our sister site?
There are several related stories over at National Catholic Register’s home page right now.
And Tom Hoopes is blogging about Bart Stupak, while Pat Archbold is writing about the bishops’ role in the debate.
Social Justice & Health Care Reform
Posted by Rebecca Teti in News on Friday, September 04, 2009
The bishops of Kansas City have released a joint pastoral statement on health care reform.
I think it’s important because it uses all the Catholic social justice principles to analyze proposed legislation.
Not just the life issues.
Not just the “right” to health care. (I’m using the scare quotes only because we need to be precise about what that right entails and what duties accompany it.)
They have some strong criticisms of the bills currently on the table.
But they are not on the side of those who think no reform is necessary.
See if you agree with me that this is the most thorough explanation of our Catholic duties and obligations as we wrestle with needed reform.
Abortion Is Not Health Care
Posted by Arwen Mosher in News on Wednesday, July 22, 2009
If you are pro-life, you should be paying attention to what is going on in Congress right now.
Health-care reform bills are in committee in both the House and the Senate. According to Douglas Johnson, Legislative Director of the National Right to Life Committee,
These bills would result in federally mandated coverage of abortion by nearly all health plans, federally mandated recruitment of abortionists... READ MORE
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