434 Catholic Leaders Sign Open Letter on Conscience Rights

Support access to health care? Protect conscience rights. 434 Catholic leaders of health systems, hospitals, universities, schools, advocacy, service, and fraternal organizations stand with the bishops of the United States in defending conscience rights in health care. As written, the rule will force Catholic organizations that play a vital role in providing health care and other needed services to violate their conscience or severely curtail those services, which would harm both religious freedom and access to health care. Versions of this open letter appeared as an ad in Hill publications, the Washington Post, and the New York Times. 434-Catholic-Leaders-Open-Letter-on-Conscience-Rights_12-22-11.docx