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Some Catholic organizations, women's groups support birth control rule change (updated)
Some Catholic organizations, women's groups support birth control rule change
by Joan McCarter
Reaction to President Obama's new accommodations for religiously affiliated non-profit institutions in the new birth control rules is generally positive, including some Catholic organizations. Most significantly, the Catholic Health Association the trade group representing Catholic hospitals which had fought agains the rule, supports the change. The president of the association is "pleased with the revised rule."
Likewise, Catholics United supports the change and urges the Conference of Bishops to accept it.
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Emily's list supports the policy.
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...Terry O'Neill, president of the National Organization for Women says:
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2012/02/10/1063541/-Some-Catholic-organizations-women-s-groups-support-birth-control-rule-nbsp-change-
by Joan McCarter
Reaction to President Obama's new accommodations for religiously affiliated non-profit institutions in the new birth control rules is generally positive, including some Catholic organizations. Most significantly, the Catholic Health Association the trade group representing Catholic hospitals which had fought agains the rule, supports the change. The president of the association is "pleased with the revised rule."
"The framework developed has responded to the issues we identified that needed to be fixed," Sister Carol Keehan said in a statement.
Likewise, Catholics United supports the change and urges the Conference of Bishops to accept it.
“Catholics United has been calling on both sides of this heated debate to work towards today's win-win solution,” said James Salt, executive director of Catholics United. “President Obama has shown us that he is willing to rise above the partisan fray to deliver an actual policy solution that both meets the health care needs of all employees and respects the religious liberty of Catholic institutions."
Today's announcement will also be a test for the Catholic bishops, who have indicated that they are opposed to compromise.
“I am eager to see the response of the Catholic bishops, and I hope and pray in their wisdom they see the value of finding a solution,” Salt said. “If the bishops are unwilling to recognize the value of compromise, I suspect their opposition is more about playing politics than serving the needs of the people.”
Today's announcement will also be a test for the Catholic bishops, who have indicated that they are opposed to compromise.
“I am eager to see the response of the Catholic bishops, and I hope and pray in their wisdom they see the value of finding a solution,” Salt said. “If the bishops are unwilling to recognize the value of compromise, I suspect their opposition is more about playing politics than serving the needs of the people.”
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Emily's list supports the policy.
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...Terry O'Neill, president of the National Organization for Women says:
“The president is making a statement that women are entitled to have birth control,” O’Neill says. “Birth control is an essential part of health care for women, and the president is standing strong for that policy.“
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2012/02/10/1063541/-Some-Catholic-organizations-women-s-groups-support-birth-control-rule-nbsp-change-
Updated to add NOW statement.
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