{"id":4204,"date":"2010-03-20T12:55:00","date_gmt":"2010-03-20T12:55:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/deaconsbench\/2010\/03\/omalley-on-health-care-bill-its-very-disturbing-to-see.html"},"modified":"2010-03-20T12:55:00","modified_gmt":"2010-03-20T12:55:00","slug":"omalley-on-health-care-bill-its-very-disturbing-to-see","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/deaconsbench\/2010\/03\/omalley-on-health-care-bill-its-very-disturbing-to-see.html","title":{"rendered":"O’Malley on health care bill: “It’s very disturbing to see…”"},"content":{"rendered":"

“Health care is such an important issue for the United States. It’s very disturbing to see that there seems to be a rush to push through legislation without carefully weighing all of the consequences.<\/p>\n

I think it’s unfortunate that some Catholic groups have not paid close enough attention to what the bishops are saying regarding the present legislation. It would undermine the Hyde Amendment and put us at the mercy of regulations that could very easily be altered.<\/p>\n

As many studies have shown, the vast majority of Americans favored the Hyde Amendment, which prohibits federal money from being used to pay for abortions. The only thing we are asking is that this be enshrined in the new legislation.<\/p>\n

In our enthusiasm for universal health care, we cannot underestimate the importance of having a strong and firm backing for the principles of the Hyde Amendment incorporated into this legislation. The administration should take more time to craft legislation that will create a consensus in the country rather than trying to force through this legislation by using procedural gimmicks.”<\/p>\n

— Cardinal Sean O’Malley, blogging on health care reform<\/a> yesterday.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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