Health Care Alert

We have to act now to pressure Congress to explicitly exclude abortion from coverage in health care reform legislation.

A lot of energy was expended to stop the “Freedom of Choice Act” (FOCA), and those efforts succeeded. But pro-life groups warned that the FOCA provisions to expand abortion and force us to pay for it would be snuck in under another bill.

Well now it’s here, and we have to act quickly to stop it. The health care reform bills now being finalized in Congress are going to end up mandating the federal funding of abortion without even mentioning the word -- unless Congress explicitly excludes abortion. And that’s what we have to urge them to do. Otherwise, we will end up with a health care reform bill that will expand abortion more radically than anything since Roe vs. Wade.

Statement from Fr. Frank Pavone and the National Pro-Life Religious Council - December 19, 2009

Daily Health Care Legislative Updates

*UPDATED* Bishops Call for Unprecedented, Massive Catholic Opposition to Abortion in Health Care Reform

The House of Representatives votes to adopt the Stupak/Pitts amendment (November 7, 2009)

Passing the Stupak-Pitts Amendment Does Not Solve the Abortion Problem by Deal Hudson

Recent polls show the majority of Americans oppose government funding of abortion

Post-abortive women make their voices heard on health care reform!

Stealth Care - Bi-weekly Column by Fr. Frank Pavone: TEXT  AUDIO

Join the Prayer Campaign

20 Questions you should ask your Legislator about the Health Care Overhaul - By FRCAction (PDF)

US Bishops launch website on health care reform

An open letter from African American leaders to President Obama

Download Health Care and Abortion talking Points in PDF format.

Letter from Bishop Murphy and the USCCB Committee on Domestic Justice and Human Development (PDF)

Fr. Frank Pavone and Anne Ameno, Priests for Life Correspondence and Public Outreach department, discuss abortion and the Health Care Reform Bill while hosting on Radio Maria Catholic Radio Network, Tuesday, July 21. Listen to the audio here. 

Our Bishops on Health Care Reform

Letter to Congress Regarding Health Care Reform - PDF
United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (January 26, 2010)

Health Care Reform (January 14, 2010)
Bishop Robert C. Morlino, Bishop of Madison

New Year, Renewed Commitments (January 14, 2010)
Bishop R. Walker Nickless, Bishop of Sioux City

Health Care (December 30, 2009)
Bishop William Callahan, Auxiliary Bishop of Milwaukee, WI

Letter Regarding Abortion and Health Care Reform - PDF
United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (December 22, 2009)

A reality check from the discipleship front
Archbishop Charles Chaput,O.F.M., CAP., Archbishop of Denver, CO

Health reform still full of thorny problems for Catholics (December 3, 2009)
Bishop Robert Vasa, Bishop of Baker, OR

Foundational values of marriage, family must be defended (November 26, 2009)
Bishop Robert Vasa, Bishop of Baker, OR

Health Care Update (November 24, 2009)
Bishop Paul S. Loverde, Bishop of Diocese of Arlington, VA

U.S. Bishops Voice Disappointment in Abortion-Funding Provisions in Senate Health Bill, Urge Better Care for Immigrants and Affordability (November 20, 2009)

U.S. Bishops Urge Senators to Support Nelson-Hatch-Casey Amendment on Health Care Reform; Urge Constituents to Back It (December 7, 2009)

Dear Congressman Kennedy (November 20, 2009)
Bishop Thomas Tobin, Bishop of Providence, RI

50th Anniversary Mass (November 15, 2009)
Archbishop Edwin F. O’Brien, Archbishop of Baltimore, MD

Restructured health care should not include immoral procedures (November 12, 2009)
Bishop Robert Vasa, Bishop of Baker, OR 

Health Care Reform: A Call to Action (November 12, 2009)
Archbishop Alex J. Brunett, Archbishop of Seattle, WA

Trustworthy hearts and the obedience of faith in evaluating health care reform (November 7, 2009)
Bishop Paul S. Loverde, Bishop of Arlington, VA

Health Care Reform (November 6, 2009)
Bishop John Kinney, Bishop of St. Cloud, MN

Statement on Health Care Reform (November 1, 2009)
Bishop Robert Guglielmone, Bishop of Charleston, SC

Letter on Health Care Reform (November 1, 2009)
Bishop Salvatore J. Cordileone, Bishop of Oakland

Letter sent to the South Dakota Congressional Delegation concerning Health Care Reform Legislation (October 2009) Bishop Paul J. Swain, Bishop of Sioux Falls, SD 

Comprehensive Health Care Reform (October 2009)
Bishop John T. Steinbock, Diocese of Fresno

Louisiana Conference of Catholic Bishops on Health Care Reform (October 26, 2009) 

Letter to Congress about Health Care (October 8, 2009)
Bishop William F. Murphy, Diocese of Rockville Centre, Chairman, Committee on Domestic Justice & Human Development, USCCB
Cardinal Justin Rigali, Archdiocese of Philadelphia, Chairman, Committee on Pro-Life Activities, USCCB
Bishop John Wester, Diocese of Salt Lake City, Chairman, Committee on Migration, USCCB

The Church's' Position on Health Care Reform (September 30, 2009)
Bishop David Ricken, Bishop of Green Bay, WI

The Role of Faith in the Discussion on Health Care (September 29, 2009)
Bishop Alvaro Corrada, S.J., Diocese of Tyler, TX

Bioethics, Health Care, and Catholic Teaching  (September 25, 2009)
Archbishop José H. Gomez, S.T.D. Archbishop of San Antonio

U.S. Bishops Urge Positive Health Care Reform (September 1, 2009) - PDF
Most Reverend Daniel F. Walsh, Bishop of Santa Rosa

Kansas City Bishops Issue Joint Health Care Reform Pastoral Statement (September 1, 2009)
Archbishop Joseph F. Naumann and Bishop Robert W. Finn

Health Care Reform (August 28, 2008)  - PDF
Most Rev. Samuel J. Aquila, Bishop of Fargo

Health Care Reform (August 31, 2009) - PDF
Rev. Paul Zipfel, Bishop of Bismarck, ND 

Health care and the common good (August 26, 2009)
Archbishop Charles Joseph Chaput, O.F.M. Cap., Archbishop of Denver, Colorado

Health care Health care debate is another ‘teachable moment’ (August 20, 2009)
By Bishop Gerald Barnes, Bishop of San Bernardino, California

Your Concern Over Healthcare Reform (August 19, 2009)
Most Reverend R. Walker Nickless, Bishop of Sioux City, Iowa

Letter to Congress about Health Care Reform (August 11, 2009) - PDF
Cardinal Justin Rigali, Archbishop of Philadelphia and Chairman, USCCB Committee on Pro-Life Activities

Act now to ensure health care reform respects sanctity of life (August 12, 2009)
Archbishop Charles Joseph Chaput, O.F.M. Cap., Archbishop of Denver, Colorado

Youngstown Bishop Voices Opposition to Congressman Ryan Health Care Reform (August 1, 2009)
Bishop George Murry, S.J., Diocese of Youngstown

Health Care Reform: A Test of Moral Leadership - Part 2 (August 3, 2009)
Bishop Arthur Joseph Serratelli, Bishop of Paterson, New Jersey

Health Care Reform: A Test of Moral Leadership - Part I (July 27, 2009)
Bishop Arthur Joseph Serratelli, Bishop of Paterson, New Jersey

We must protect rights of those who see abortion clearly (June 4, 2009)
By Bishop Robert Vasa, Bishop of Baker, Oregon