Defending the rights of conscience

Image

The government's mandate to cover birth control in health insurance plans has been a recent focus of attention on the rights of conscience. While rights of conscience have been defended in the past, the Church is decrying the move as perhaps the government's "greatest imposition" on conscience rights.

Read more about the birth control mandate and the Church's take on it

Take action: How you can voice your opinion on the mandate

How the mandate would affect Missouri law

Respect Life director says ruling cast shadow on meeting of directors

We encourage our readers to engage in discussion about the issues we cover. All comments are subject to moderation prior to being visible on the website. Please keep the conversation civil and fully Catholic in tone and content. For guidelines on appropriate conduct online, please see http://stlouisreview.com/comments