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ACTION ALERT CENTER

Health Care
Conscience Rights Act

Urge Congress to support the Health Care Conscience Rights Act (H.R. 940).  
For more information, read the action alert.

U.S. Bishops' Call to Prayer for Life, Marriage and Religious Liberty
December 30, 2012 - November 24, 2013

Catholics are invited to participate personally and as a community in prayer, penance, and sacrifice for increased protections of religious liberty and for rebuilding a culture favorable to life and marriage.

Learn more about the Call to Prayer, sign the pledge, sign up for weekly email or text reminders with specific intentions, and join the Facebook event!

 

Conscience Protection

 

What's New

Voices of Conscience
Watch four courageous women tell how their conscience rights are being violated, and why Congress needs to pass the Health Care Conscience Rights Act (H.R. 940). Join your voice with theirs by writing to your representative today!

Catherina Cenzon-DeCarlo, RN

Mrs. Cenzon-DeCarlo is a New York State nurse who filed suit after being forced to participate in a 22-week abortion against her deeply held beliefs.

Dr. Susan Elliott
Director & Professor, Biola University Nursing Department

Dr. Elliott represents Biola University, an evangelical Protestant university, suing the federal government to protect their conscience rights.

Christine Newland Kettterhagen
Co-Owner/Board Member of Hercules Industries, Inc.

Hercules Industries, a privately owned company, is suing the federal government to defend their ability to conduct business according to their strong values.

Sr. Jane Marie Klein
Chairperson of the Board, Franciscan Alliance, Inc.

Franciscan Alliance, Inc. is a 13-hospital Catholic health care system suing the federal government to continue caring for the community without sacrificing their mission.

Bishops Call the Faithful to Get Informed, Advocate & Pray for Conscience Rights

Get Informed: NEW Bulletin Insert and More!

NEW Bulletin Insert (See More)

The USCCB has been issuing a series of educational bulletin inserts in English and Spanish since last spring. Visit our conscience protection resource page for past inserts, and find the latest insert below!

Life, Marriage & Religious Liberty: Pray, Fast, Act
Catholics across the nation are being encouraged to pray, fast and act for renewed protection of religious liberty and to rebuild a culture favorable to life and marriage.

        - color (en español)*
        - black-and-white (en español)*

* This bulletin insert is available with wider margins on our resource page.

Select News Releases (see more)

  • Check out 4 quick reasons why the Administration’s proposed revisions to the contraceptive mandate do not remove the burden imposed on religious freedom.

  • Learn more about the HHS mandate for contraception/sterilization coverage.

Advocate: Action Alert and Postcard Campaign

Project Life and Liberty: Postcard Campaign

Prompted by the Church's pro-life and religious freedom concerns, a nationwide postcard campaign will call on Congress to prevent federal funding and promotion of abortion and to protect rights of conscience in health care.

Get involved at www.usccb.org/postcards!

Action Alert

The Obama Administration's contraceptive and sterilization mandate has gone into effect for most employers. Congress is now preparing to consider "must-pass" appropriations legislation. Needed conscience provisions should be made a part of this legislation. Read the latest action alert.

Write to Congress opposing the mandate, calling for conscience protections!

 

Pray: Religious Liberty & Conscience Protection Prayers

In light of multiple threats, our bishops are calling for a campaign of prayer & penance to restore religious liberty and conscience rights and to build up a culture that is favorable to life and marriage.

This current call to prayer and penance is a renewal and expansion of the bishops' call to prayer that was issued last spring.

  • Order sets of 100 prayer cards for religious liberty in English or Spanish.


Additional Resources on Conscience Protection

Want to know why the bishops are fighting the HHS insurance mandate? Need more material to help teach others - or prayers so you can join in solidarity with the bishops?

The following resources are available for use in a wide variety of settings, including universities & schools, associations, parishes, RCIA programs, and families.



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