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So journalists can stay up-to-date on the issues that matter most to Catholic voters and policy makers, the Catholics in Public Life Web site provides the latest news, cutting-edge analysis, in-depth research and investigative opposition research.
Message from the President
April 2009
Recent News Releases
Catholics for Choice Calls on Irish Government to Lift Restrictions on Abortion
9 December 2009
Senator Ben Nelson Puts US Bishops' Interests Ahead of Americans' Healthcare Needs
7 December 2009
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Articles & Features
Politics, Not Religion, At Heart of Health Care Reform Wrangle on Abortion
Religion Dispatches
6 November, 2009
Sarah Posner
As the House of Representatives health care reform bill edges closer to a vote, anti-choice Democrats continue their threats to hijack the bill over abortion funding. These members—and their supporters—are the very constituency Democrats have been urged to placate on abortion-related issues. That strategy, misguided to begin with, seems even more so as the "pro-life" Democrats are trying to bring down their own party's signature legislative initiative.
What Catholics Want in Health Care Reform
Washington Post: On Faith
27 October, 2009
Jon O'Brien and Sara Morello
The United States is embroiled in a debate over health care. Ideological divides over morality and money are front and center, and threatening to derail any real progress on what has become a major crisis.
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