Cardinal Rigali Urges Congress To Respect Conscience Rights
by
Cardinal Justin F. Rigali
Description
Cardinal Justin Rigali wrote this letter on July 18, 2008, to all members of the U.S. Congress defending conscience protections for pro-life health care workers. According to the cardinal, due to a lack of executive action some institutions may be violating conscience protection laws “without even knowing it.” Cardinal Rigali, who is Archbishop of Philadelphia and Chairman of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Committee for Pro-Life Activities, wrote in response to a New York Times article about a draft proposal requiring that any program run or funded by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services must certify that it will not refuse to hire nurses and other healthcare workers who object to abortion and abortifacient contraceptives.
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USCCB, July 18, 2008
Dear Member of Congress:
I am writing on an issue that should be a matter of agreement among members who call themselves "pro-life" and "pro-choice": the freedom of health care providers to serve the public without violating their most deeply held moral and religious convictions on the sanctity of human life. (More . . . The USCCB prohibits posting of their documents when they are available on the USCCB's own web site.)
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