Overturn HHS Mandate

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services recently announced that religious employers will be required to provide health care plans that include coverage of sterilization, contraceptives, and abortifacients. Catholic schools, hospitals, and charities are not exempt from this mandate. This violation of religious liberty is unconscionable and unnecessary.

To find your U.S. Representative and send a message asking him/her to co-sponsor the Respect for Rights of Conscience Act, click here.

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Please continue to pray for our elected officials, that they will work to ensure that our First Amendment right to religious freedom is upheld and that all human life is protected. Prayer resources, including prayer cards and bulletin inserts, are available from the USCCB online here.

For more information, visit www.USCCB.org/conscience.

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Galveston-Houston - Houston Chronicle

Galveston-Houston - Houston Chronicle - Letter to the Editor

San Antonio - San Antonio Express - News

Amarillo – ConnectAmarillo.com - KVII

Austin – KVUE

Corpus Christi News - KIII TV

Dallas - MyFoxDFW.com

Dallas and Fort Worth – Fort Worth Star-Telegram

Dallas and Forth Worth - Catholic Free Press

El Paso - El Paso Times

Lubbock - EverythingLubbock.com

Lubbock - Lubbock Avalanche Journal

Catholic Bishops Call for Prayer for Religious Liberty

USCCB Administrative Committee Statement - United for Religious Freedom

Declaración del ComitéAdministrativo de la Conferencia de Obispos Católicos de los Estados Unidos - Unidos Por La Libertad Religiosa

Bishops Promise To Continue 'Vigorous Efforts' Against HHS Violations Of Religious Freedom In Health Care Reform Mandate 3/15/2012

Senate Vote to Set Aside Conscience Act Marks Chance to Build Bipartisan Support, Seek Judicial Remedies for Religious Freedom 3/1/2012

Texas Bishops Applaud States' Lawsuit Against HHS Mandate

Bishops Renew Call To Legislative Action On Religious Liberty 2/11/2012

Texas Bishops Urge Texas Delegation to Oppose HHS Mandate

TCC Speaks Out Against HHS Rule, Calls for Action

White House Misrepresents Its Own Contraceptive Mandate

U.S. Bishops Vow to Fight HHS Edict

Obispos Prometan Luchar Contra Edicto De HHS

Six More Things Everyone Should Know about the HHS Mandate

Six Things Everyone Should Know about the HHS Mandate

Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston

Cardinal DiNardo’s blog post

Archdiocesan Conscience Protection resource page

Archdiocese of San Antonio

Letter in English

Letter in Spanish

Diocese of Amarillo

Interview published in West Texas Catholic - audio available on main web site here

The Mission of the Church in the World

Diocese of Austin

Letter in English

Letter in Spanish

Diocese of Beaumont

“Protecting Catholic Religious Freedom” column in the East Texas Catholic

Bishop Guillory urges SETX Catholics to act to protect 1st amendment right

Diocese of Corpus Christi

Letter in English

Letter in Spanish

Resource page

Diocese of Dallas

Letter in English

Letter in Spanish

Bishop Farrell's blog: The war against religious Freedom escalates

Moral Principles Cannot be Compromised

Bishop Farrell's blog en Español: Aumentan los Ataques a la Libertad Religiosa

Bishop Farrell’s radio interview with Guadalupe Radio Network

Diocese of El Paso

Letter

Diocese of Fort Worth

Dallas/Fort Worth Joint Statement: North Texas Catholic Bishops Call for First Amendment to be Upheld in Latest HHS Ruling

Complete Joint Statement

Declaración conjunta completa

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Diocese of Laredo

Letter

Action page

Diocese of Lubbock

Letter

Diocese of San Angelo

Letter

Diocese of Tyler

Letter

Bishop Mulvey Homily Jan. 29, 2012 from Diocese of Corpus Christi on Vimeo.

Bishop Zurek's Response on new HHS Mandate (Part 1) from Amarillo Diocese on Vimeo.

HHS Mandate Response - Part 2 from Amarillo Diocese on Vimeo.

North Texas Catholic Leaders Oppose Birth-Control Rule: MyFoxDFW.com

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