Contact your Congressional Senator and Representative and ask them to ensure that health care protects the life, dignity, consciences and health of all, especially the poor and vulnerable. Contact information and a sample message are included below.
Please act by January 29, 2010.
WHY IS THIS ACTION IMPORTANT NOW?
The U.S. House passed health care reform that reaffirms the essential, longstanding and widely supported policy against using federal funds for elective abortion coverage.
The U.S. Senate has rejected this policy and passed health care reform that requires federal funds to help subsidize and promote health plans that cover elective abortions. All purchasers of such plans will be required to pay for other people’s abortions through a separate payment solely to pay for abortion.
These two bills are being combined into one bill that both the House and Senate will vote on in final form.
WHAT DO THESE ISSUES HAVE TO DO WITH MY FAITH?
Catholics need to make their voices heard insisting that health care reform protect the lives, dignity, consciences and health of all. Provisions against abortion funding and in favor of conscience protection, affordability, and immigrants’ access to health care must be part of a fair and just health care reform bill. Unless and until these criteria are met, the final bill must be opposed.
Resources currently available include:
- USCCB Nationwide Bulletin Insert (Spanish Insert)
- Pulpit Announcements and a Prayer Petition (Spanish Announcements and Prayer)
We thank you in advance for your urgent actions and prayers on behalf of this nationwide effort!
ACT NOW:
To send a pre-written, instant e-mail to Congress go to www.usccb.org/action.To find out who your Congressional representatives are, click here and insert your address. The following page will list all of your elected officials.Senator Hutchison can be reached by phone at her DC office at 202-224-5922. Click here to get her local phone number or contact her on the web. Senator Cornyn can be reached by phone at his DC office at 202-224-2934. Click here to get his local phone number or contact him on the web.
Sample Message House:
“I am pleased that the House health care bill maintains the longstanding policy against federal funding of abortion. I urge you to work to uphold essential provisions against abortion funding, to include full conscience protection and to assure that health care is accessible and affordable for all. Until and unless these criteria are met, I urge you to oppose the final bill.”
Sample Message Senate:
“I am deeply disappointed that the Senate health care bill fails to maintain the longstanding policy against federal funding of abortion and does not include adequate protection for conscience. I urge you to support essential provisions against abortion funding, similar to those in the House bill. Include full conscience protection and assure that health care is accessible and affordable for all. Until and unless these criteria are met, I urge you to oppose the final bill.”
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