Conscience protection voted down by majority of Catholic Senators

April 4, 4:09 PMRoman Catholic ExaminerPamela Luther

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 In Congress yesterday, there was a vote regarding the conscience protection for health workers who do not want to participate in abortions.

The majority of Catholic Senators voted against this bill which was introduced by Sen. Tom Colburn(R-OK).
This bill would have protected any health care worker from violating his or her conscience.

Part of Colburn’s Bill stated:

"To protect the freedom of conscience for patients and the right of health care providers to serve patients without violating their moral and religious convictions." (CNA)

The final Senate vote was 41-56 against the law. The Catholic vote against the bill was 9-16. The end result is that health care providers could be forced to participate in abortions or other medical procedures that violate their morals and consciences.
 

The Catholic Senators that voted against this amendment were:
Begich (D-AK), Dodd (D-CT), Kaufman (D-CT), Durbin (D-IL), Harkin (D-IA), Landrieu (D- LA), Collins (R-ME), Mikulski (D-MD), Kerry (D-MA), McCaskill (D-MO), Menendez (D-NJ), Gillibrand (D-NY), Reed (D-RI), Leahy (D-VT), Cantwell (D-WA), Murray (D-WA).

The Catholic Senators that voted for it were:
Murkowski (R-AK), Martinez (R-FL), Risch (R-ID), Brownback (R-KS), Bunning (R-KY), Vitter (R-LA), Johanns(R-NE), Voinovich (R-OH), and Casey (D-PA).

What we have ended up with is a full, across the board, right to abort babies even up until the day before a live birth. Not only that, but any health provider can no longer opt out of participating in this without fear of losing his or her job.

Wow… who ever thought that In America, liberty and the right to follow one’s moral conscience could be so easily voted away ?

For more details:

Catholic News agency: Catholic Senators vote against "Conscience Law"

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