LIBERTY ALERT, EAGLE FORUM
The most recent controversy over ObamaCare’s so-called “contraceptive mandate” is just a small example of how easily the promise of “free” health care will kill many freedoms Americans now enjoy, like their freedom of religion.
Last month, Secretary Sebelius finalized part of ObamaCare’s “Preventive Services” rule, which will require ALL health insurance plans to cover sterilizations and all FDA-approved contraceptives, including the “Plan B,” the morning-after pill and the abortion drug “Ella,” without co-pay, even if the employer paying for these plans have a religious objection to these drugs and procedures.
This mandate is set to take effect August 1, 2012. When pro-life activists, particularly the Catholic Church, challenged this mandate, instead of respecting their deeply held religious beliefs, Secretary Sebelius insulted the Catholic Church by granting it a one-year extension to comply with the mandate!
The Obama Administration pretended to offer a compromise to this policy by requiring insurance companies providing policies to religious institutions to offer a separate coverage package to religious organization’s female employees covering contraceptives, sterilization and abortion drugs at no charge. As anyone who has ever run a business or bought insurance knows, the cost for that package will be built into the organization’s policy. This is the same rationale liberals have used to channel so much taxpayer money to Planned Parenthood, claiming that no one’s conscience is violated if the money is not directly spent on abortions.
Senator Roy Blunt offered a bill, S. 1467, the “Respect for Rights of Conscience Act of 2011” to correct this terrible violation of religious freedom.
Senator Majority Leader Harry Reid blocked the conservatives’ most recent effort to bring this bill to the floor, but he has indicated that he will allow the bill as Amendment #1520 to S. 1813, the Surface Transportation when the Senate returns from recess next week.
We need you to fight back against the Obama Administration’s blatant disregard for our First Amendment freedom of religion by signing this petition that we will personally deliver to Capitol Hill and by calling your Senators and telling them to vote YES on the Blunt “Respect for Rights of Conscience” Amendment!
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