Youngstown Bishop Voices Opposition to Congressman Ryan Health Care Reform
8/1/2009
Bishop George Murry, S.J., of the Catholic Diocese of Youngstown has voiced his
opposition to Congressman Tim Ryan’s bill, Preventing Unintended Pregnancies,
Reducing the Need for Abortion and Supporting Parents Act (H.R. 3312). “This act
is based on the mistaken belief that greater access to contraception reduces
abortions and, in addition, some contraceptives may have an abortifacient
effect,” said Bishop Murry. “Numerous studies as well as life experiences have
shown that taxpayer support of contraception does not reduce unintended
pregnancies and abortions. For example, a 2006 study by the Alan Guttmacher
Institute presents evidence that those States which are aggressive in promoting
contraception also have the highest abortion rates.”
Bishop Murry encouraged support for another bill currently before Congress, the
Pregnant Women Support Act (S. 1032, H.R. 2035). The Pregnant Women Support Act
makes adoption tax credits permanent, provides grants for ultrasound equipment,
increases funding for domestic violence prevention programs, and ends
discriminatory practices against women in the health insurance industry.
“Certainly, this is a common sense approach to helping women in the decision to
choose life for their babies,” said Bishop Murry. “I urge Congressman Ryan’s
support for this piece of legislation.”
For more information from the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ position on
these bills, visit www.cathdoy.org.
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