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White House at Odds with Bishops Over Abortion
Date: 11/20/2009
WASHINGTON - The White House is on a collision course with Catholic bishops in an intractable dispute over abortion that could blow up the fragile political coalition behind President Barack Obama's health care overhaul. A top Obama administration official is praising the new Senate health bill's attempt to find a compromise on abortion coverage - even as an official of the U.S. Conference of Cat ...
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Cuomo: "God is not a celestial party chairman"
Date: 11/22/2009
Another high profile Catholic politician -- and one who is no stranger to clashing with bishops -- has added his two cents to the Kennedy-Tobin debate: Former New York Gov. Mario Cuomo said Sunday that church leaders should be cautious about pressuring Catholic politicians over issues such as abortion because people might not vote for someone they think is guided by religion. Cuomo's ...
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Stupak's amendment not likely to impact many women
Date: 11/17/2009
Since only 13% of women use insurance for abortions, not too many women will be impacted by the Stupak amendment : The restrictions were introduced as an amendment by Rep. Bart Stupak, a Michigan Democrat who opposes abortion. They aim to ensure that no taxpayer dollars fund abortion. To that end, the government-run public insurance plan set up by the House bill wouldn't cover abortion, except i ...
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Women Face Tough Choices on Abortion Coverage
Date: 11/12/2009
NEW YORK - Millions of American women will face tough choices about abortion coverage if restrictions in the House health care bill become law, both sides in the abortion debate agree. Divisions over abortion are a major obstacle in President Barack Obama's push for health care overhaul, with both sides arguing over how to apply current law that bars taxpayer dollars for abortions in a totally ne ...
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Kennedy says he is barred from receiving communion -- UPDATED
Date: 11/22/2009
One of the most publicized standoffs in what's been dubbed the "wafer wars" has reportedly escalated : Providence Bishop Thomas J. Tobin has forbidden Rep. Patrick J. Kennedy to receive the Roman Catholic sacrament of Holy Communion because of his advocacy of abortion rights, the Rhode Island Democrat said Friday. "The bishop instructed me not to take Communion and said that he has instruct ...
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Abortion Funding ...to be continued - Up Next: A God-free Capitol Visitor Center?
Date: 11/20/2009
The run-up to debate in the Senate on health care and abortion is already producing some interesting comments. The Senate bill offered by Senate Majority Leader Reid does not include any pro-life language like that of the Stupak-Pitts Amendment which was approved by the House. In fact, the Reid bill mandates federally subsidized abortion and actually requires a monthly abor ...
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An unprecedented "call of conscience"
Date: 11/20/2009
Time will tell if it will actually have any impact, but the significance of this piece of news can't be overstated: More than 150 Christian leaders, most of them conservative evangelicals and traditionalist Roman Catholics, issued a joint declaration Friday reaffirming their opposition to abortion and gay marriage and pledging to protect religious freedoms. The 4,700-word document, called ...
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Catholic Bishops Mull Ways to Fight Abortion, Gay Marriage
Date: 11/16/2009
BALTIMORE (RNS) At a time of fractious debate within the Catholic Church in the U.S., the nation's top bishop on Monday (Nov. 16) said Catholic universities, media outlets or organizations that insist on independence from the church hierarchy are "less than fully Catholic." In his address that opened the semi-annual meeting of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, Cardinal Francis George of C ...
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