The health reform bill passed by the U.S. House of Representatives Saturday night includes a startling setback for women: a prohibition on federal subsidies for insurance plans that cover abortion services, both private plans and those offered through the new "public option."
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Rep. Kennedy Criticizes Catholic Stand on Health Care
Rep. Patrick J. Kennedy called the Catholic Church to task for opposing aspects of health care reform being debated in Congress. In an interview with CyberCast News, Rep. Kennedy declared, "If the church is pro-life, then they ought to be for health care reform because it's going to provide health care that [will] keep people alive." Providence Bishop Thomas J. Tobin responded that "Rep. Kennedy continues to be a disappointment to the Catholic Church..."
