Latest USCCB Resources

Letter from Bishop Blaire to Energy and Commerce Committee on ‘State Flexibility Act’ (5/23/2011)

Cardinal DiNardo Urges Support for ‘Respect for Rights of Conscience Act’ (4/06/2011)

Permanent Ban on Abortion Funding Long Overdue, Says USCCB in House Testimony (2/08/2011)

Hill Notes: Health Care Reform (2/2011)

Background: Health Care Reform (2/2011)

Bishops Support Three Bills to Strengthen Protections for Life and Conscience (1/21/2011)

Cardinal DiNardo Letter in Support of HR-358 (1/21/2011)

The Bishops and the Right Exercise of Authority - a response to Rick Gaillardetz' article in Commonweal (11/1/10)

USCCB Health Care Reform Summary and Timeline of Events (8/26/10)

Issues of Life & Conscience in Health Care Reform: An Analysis of the "Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act" (5/24/10)

Bishops Note Way Forward With Health Care, Clarify Misconceptions (5/21/2010)

Cardinal DiNardo's Letter Urging Congress to Remedy Abortion & Conscience Flaws in Health Care Reform Law (5/20/2010)

Response to America Magazine by USCCB General Counsel, (5/17/2010)

Factsheet: Abortion Funding in the New Health Care Reform Act (4/12/10)

Legal Analysis of Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and Corresponding Executive Order on Abortion Funding and Conscience Issues (3/25/10)

Cardinal George's Statement on Passage of "Profoundly Flawed" Health Care Reform Act (3/23/10)

Bishops to House of Representatives: Fix Flaws or Vote No on Health Reform Bill (3/20/10)

Community Health Centers: Setting the Record Straight (3/17/10)

Washington Post Op-Ed by Cardinal DiNardo, Bishop Murphy & Bishop Wester (3/16/10)

Statement of USCCB President, Cardinal George “The Cost is Too High…” (3/15/10)

“What’s Wrong with the Senate Health Care Bill on Abortion? A Response to Professor Jost” (3/6/10)

Abortion Funding in the Senate Health Care Reform Bill (3/4/10)

Letter to Congress on the Eve of the Health Care Summit (2/24/10)

The Need for Conscience Protection (1/26/10)

What Does the Stupak Amendment Really Do? (11/12/09)

Current Policy on Federal Abortion Funding (10/23/09)

Comparison of Health Care Reform Bills on:

USCCB Position on Health Care Reform

• a truly universal health policy with respect for human life and dignity
• access for all with a special concern for the poor and inclusion of immigrants
• pursuing the common good and preserving pluralism including freedom of conscience and variety of options
• restraining costs and applying them equitably across the spectrum of payers