Senate Health Care Reform Bill

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The full Senate has begun debate and consideration of amendments on the Senate health care reform bill. The bishops are adamant that health care reform is a moral imperative and national priority. However, the Senate bill does not meet the bishops’ criteria to:
1. provide adequate and affordable coverage for all people, especially the poor and vulnerable; and
2. maintain current conscience protections and prohibition on federal funding for abortions and abortion coverage; and
3. protect access to coverage and health care for immigrants.

Senators Orrin Hatch and Ben Nelson have submitted an amendment that keeps in place the current federal law against mandating abortion coverage or providing federal funds for coverage that includes elective abortions. Those wishing to purchase abortion coverage may continue to do so with their own private funds, but not in the government run health care plan or with the help of federal subsidies.

The Senate may vote on this amendment as early as December 7th. Click here to send your message to your U.S. Senators asking them to support the Hatch-Nelson amendment.
The full Senate has begun debate and consideration of amendments on the Senate health care reform bill. The bishops are adamant that health care reform is a moral imperative and national priority. However, the Senate bill does not meet the bishops’ criteria to:

1. provide adequate and affordable coverage for all people, especially the poor and vulnerable; and

2. maintain current conscience protections and prohibition on federal funding for abortions and abortion coverage; and

3. protect access to coverage and health care for immigrants.

Senators Orrin Hatch and Ben Nelson have submitted an amendment that keeps in place the current federal law against mandating abortion coverage or providing federal funds for coverage that includes elective abortions. Those wishing to purchase abortion coverage may continue to do so with their own private funds, but not in the government run health care plan or with the help of federal subsidies.

The Senate may vote on this amendment as early as December 7th. Click here to send your message to your U.S. Senators asking them to support the Hatch-Nelson amendment.