Resource documents on the HHS mandate violating religious liberty in America
Posted on February 23rd, 2012
Here is a list of documents from multiple sources on the HHS mandate and its violation of religious freedom and even federal law (Religious Freedom Restoration Act).
HHS Rule
Final Rule (finalizing the troublesome Interim Final Rule WITHOUT CHANGE)
Guidance on a Temporary Extension (to give time to religious entities to figure out how to violate their beliefs)
White House Fact Sheet Promising a Faux Compromise (sometime between now and after the election)
HRSA Guidelines on Preventive Care Services for Women (complete with the narrowest exemption for religious employers they could draft)
Legislation
House legislation:
H.R. 1179, Respect for Rights of Conscience Act, Rep. Jeff Fortenberry, 198 cosponsors, Staff contact: Diana.Tasnadi@mail.house.gov
Senate legislation:
S. 1467, Respect for Rights of Conscience Act, Sen. Roy Blunt, 37 cosponsors, Staff contact: Lauren_Weidmaier@blunt.senate.gov
S. 2043, Religious Freedom Restoration Act, Sen. Marco Rubio, 29 cosponsors, Staff contact: JR_Sanchez@rubio.senate.gov
VAT
VAT Groups
Alliance Defense Fund:
Obama Administration “Compromise” on Abortifacient Mandate a Sham
Americans United for Life:
Abortion Groups Employ Sexist Anti-Catholic Mandate Defense
Obama Administration Puts an Expiration Date on Freedom of Conscience
AUL Comment on HHS Interim Final Rule
The Becket Fund for Religious Liberty:
FAQs on Court Cases over HHS Mandate
Concerned Women for America:
The Political Reality Behind the HHS Mandate
Eagle Forum:
Obama Obeys the Feminists Again
Family Research Council:
Contraception Mandate a Profound Violation of Religious Freedom
Heritage:
Nothing Has Changed: Obamacare’s Anti-Conscience Mandate
No Way Out: How Conscience Gets Trapped in Obamacare’s Little Box of Horrors
National Right to Life Committee:
New Obama Scam (You Must Pay, But Nobody Pays) Lays Groundwork for Future National Abortion Mandate
U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops:
Bishop Lori Tells Parable Of The Kosher Deli And The Pork Mandate In Congressional Testimony
Cardinal Urges Senate Support Of ‘Respect For Rights Of Conscience Act’
Background on Religious Freedom
USCCB: HHS Mandate For Contraceptive And Abortifacient Drugs Violates Conscience Rights
USCCB Conscience Protections Webpage
News Articles and Op-Eds
Religious Leaders: Obama Violates Basic Rights by Requiring Contraceptive
Birth control compromise still presents grave moral concerns to Catholic Church
Lessons From Barack Obama’s Catholic Betrayal
Catholic Charities denies endorsement of Obama administration’s contraceptive coverage policy
Both Sides Eager to Take Birth Control Coverage Issue to Voters
Tagged: HHS, Obamacare, Religious Liberty

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