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December 24, 2009
U.S. Voters Oppose Health Care Plan By Wide Margin, Quinnipiac University National Poll Finds; Voters Say 3-1, Plan Should Not Pay For Abortions
As the Senate prepares to vote on health care reform, American voters "mostly disapprove" of the plan 53 - 36 percent and disapprove 56 - 38 percent of President Barack Obama's handling of the health care issue, according to a Quinnipiac University poll released today.
Voters also oppose 72 - 23 percent using any public money in the health care overhaul to pay for abortions, the independent Quinnipiac (KWIN-uh-pe-ack) University poll finds. Read more...
December 23, 2009
Embracing Catholic principles for health-care reform
By the Most Rev.
Alex J. Brunett
Special to The Times
The U.S. Catholic Bishops have advocated for health-care reform since 1993, writes Archbishop Alex J. Brunett of Seattle. He responds to criticism of the bishops' position on health-care reforms being considered by Congress.
THE United States' Catholic Bishops are upholding a centuries-old tradition of caring for the poor and sick with our advocacy for health-care reform. Some of the first hospitals in the United States were established by Catholic religious sisters, and today the Catholic Health Association is the nation's largest group of not-for-profit health-care sponsors, systems and facilities in the United States.
When the uninsured visit an emergency room, there is a good chance it will be in one of the 624 Catholic hospitals in this country, and they will be welcomed and respected regardless of their beliefs or ability to pay. Catholic teaching holds that health care is a basic human right because every person, created in the image and likeness of God, has a right to life and to those things necessary to sustain life, including affordable health care. Read more...
December 18, 2009
Obama Signs Omnibus Bill Funding D.C. Abortions, Overseas Providers
The District of Columbia now has a green light to allocate some of its federally-funded budget to subsidize the abortions of low-income women after President Barack Obama signed the measure into law as part of a $1.1 trillion omnibus spending package for the 2010 fiscal year. Read more...
December 17, 2009
40 Days for Life
Applications are NOW OPEN for the next coordinated 40 Days for Life campaign that will be held from February 17 through March 28, 2010.
More information and the online application form can be found at http://40daysforlife.com/apply
December 10, 2009