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

Read the bishops' most recent letters to the U.S. Congress

† November 9, 2009

† November 7, 2009, after passage of House bill

What Does the Stupak Amendment Really Do?

Abortion and Conscience Problems in the Bills

Current Policy on Federal Abortion Funding