TWO IMPROTANT QUESTIONS TO ASK REGARDING OUR RELIGIOUS LIBERTY IN HEALTHCARE!
1) Health Care Right of Conscience for all Americans
Recently enacted health care legislation violates the religious liberty and rights of American citizens by, 1) requiring health plans to cover
prescription contraceptive methods and contraceptive drugs and devices that induce abortion (laws in 13 states), 2) paying for "confidential" abortions, contraception, and sterilizations for
teenagers without parental consent. (S-CHIP 1997), 3) using our tax dollars to pay for contraceptive and abortifacient drugs for federal employees (FEHBP 1999), 4) using our tax and private insurance
dollars to pay for "drug induced abortion" (FDA approved RU 486 2000,) and 5) using our tax dollars to reduce the population of our nation's poor by paying for abortion, sterilization, and
contraception services (Medicaid 1993).
What would the candidates do to restore religious liberty and right of conscience to protect:
The rights of participating health care insurers not to provide, pay for, arrange for, and/or refer for morally objectionable services and
The rights of health care consumers, providers and insurers to participate in the free market of health services by providing morally acceptable and ethical health care alternatives?
