Bishop: Health reform urgent, but abortion must be off table
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WASHINGTON (CNS) — Although there is an urgent need for “comprehensive health care reform leading to accessible and affordable health care for all,” Congress must not include abortion as part of a national health care benefits package, the chairman of the U.S. bishops’ domestic policy committee said.
Bishop William F. Murphy of Rockville Centre, N.Y., who chairs the Committee on Domestic Justice and Human Development of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, outlined the bishops’ criteria for health care reform in a brief statement to the Senate Finance Committee May 20. The next day, the USCCB sent letters with the same message to the House, Senate and White House.
Calling health care a “critical component” of the ministry of the Catholic Church, Bishop Murphy said the Church brings “strong convictions and everyday experience” to the issue.
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