The Catholic bishops' double standard
By Nancy Keenan, President of NARAL Pro-Choice America, and Jon O'Brien, President of Catholics for Choice Posted on Politico.com As advocates for reproductive health, we are outraged at what transpired in the House over the weekend.
The passage of the Stupak-Pitts amendment goes far beyond the status quo on abortion restrictions and would make it nearly impossible for insurance plans in the new system to offer abortion coverage.
This campaign succeeded in large part because its supporters perpetuated falsehoods about abortion coverage in the new system.
Most notably, the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops and its allies in the House distorted the facts about the health reform proposal by claiming that the proposed system would have used federal dollars to cover abortion care. They’re wrong.
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