September 18, 2009
Information from ICC on health care reform
The Message has received the following information from the Indiana Catholic Conference re-garding healthcare reform.
Now that Congress has re-turned to Washington and is again working on the health care bills, we need your advocacy more than ever.
Support is long overdue for health care reform that covers all people and protects the life, dignity and health of all. Health care reform is an important national priority and moral imperative.
A fair and just health care reform bill must exclude mandated coverage for abortion, and uphold longstanding laws that restrict abortion funding and protect conscience rights.
Health care reform to be effective should include measures to safeguard the health of immigrants, their children and all of society; maintain an adequate safety net for those who remain uncovered; eliminate the five-year waiting period banning immigrants lawfully residing in the United States from enrolling in Medicaid; do not place barriers to obtaining private health care coverage for immigrants.
For more information:
- Read the USCCB’s reaction to President Obama’s address on health care reform to a Joint Session of Congress:
- Read the recent letter to the New York Times from Cardinal Rigali, Chairman of the Committee on Pro-Life Activities, and Bishop Murphy, Chairman of the Committee on Domestic Justice and Human Development:
- United States Conference of Catholic Bishops Health Care Reform website: