Scranton Bishops Letter to Senator Casey Over Health Care Bill

The Bishops of Scranton have sent a letter to Senator Casey urging Casey to oppose Kennedy bill,"We urge you to oppose this bill and any legislation that permits the destruction of innocent human life". To quote the Bishop's letter, "The bill approved on July 15 by the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee sponsored by Senator Ted Kennedy is a matter of deep concern to us. According to National Right to Life Committee Legislative Director, Douglas Johnson, 'The Kennedy bill [and the House Democratic leadership bill] would result in the greatest expansion of abortion since Roe v. Wade.' Further, Johnson stated, 'These bills, which President Obama is pushing hard, would result in federally mandated coverage of abortion by nearly all health plans, federally mandated recruitment of abortionists by local health networks, and nullification of many state abortion laws. They would also result in federal funding of abortion on a massive scale.” Visit: The Diocese of Scranton: