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Health-Care Law’s Birth Control Mandate Sparks Outrage
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Catholic League President Bill Donohue argues a mandate in the health-care law violates Catholic beliefs.
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- Date Jan 26, 2012
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Catholic League President Bill Donohue argues a mandate in the health-care law violates Catholic beliefs.
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Obama care to dominate -- sixth of our economy and only a third of Americans support obamacare.
A new mandate in the president's health care law has Catholic simply outraged that mandate requires -- -- from houses of worship.
All other employers must provide no cost sterilization.
And contraceptive.
Services.
This week New York's archbishop Tim Dolan spoke out there.
Before has the federal government force individuals and organizations.
To go out into the marketplace and buy your product that violates your conscience.
This shouldn't happen in -- land where free exercise of religion ranks first in the bill of rights.
Joining us now Catholic league president Bill -- bill.
This is remarkable language from the cardinal designate.
Saying that again the Obama administration's -- on the wrong side of the constitution and these are strong -- words.
From arguably been the most -- prominent Catholic from all of this country.
That's -- and of the visions conference is cardinal -- a 100% correct.
Look under the ticker right now Lou I think the Obama administration hasn't affected -- wore the Catholic community.
That's a serious -- let me give you three nuggets right now for a couple of weeks ago the Supreme Court ruled unanimously in favor of that -- -- upholding -- ministerial exception.
Allowing the -- is to make decisions about hiring acquired who worked against the Obama administration had we lost.
That would have meant that you could have a woman priest.
After the Catholics to decide the federal government has the Obama administration should now has no business sticking their nose into the affairs of the Catholic -- -- -- we should fire point number two.
The got the church is always received money.
Unprecedented.
From the federal government to help out woman and children involved in human -- -- We -- -- the money even though our proposal was rated higher than our competitors you -- administration didn't lie they said the reason not gonna get Catholic Church is because you're pro life.
We want to be pro abortion.
Number three they now saying that you have to have abortion inducing drugs not just -- perception.
Because the goal here is -- force the Catholic Church eventually to the -- abortion coverage they'll be no religious exemption even though we prime.
-- does this at Notre Dame university in 2009 some people feel betrayed by him but this is war against Catholics.
War against Catholics about the council of bishops for example.
Is issues point out.
The archbishop who is -- -- of that -- council.
It is an alliance with this administration -- on the issues -- illegal immigration on the issues of border security on a host of other issues.
Are you saying that this is an -- rupture with the church and the making.
Absolutely is no question about it looked Obama today was very nicely singled -- knocked up again educate isn't loves Catholic education.
One of the reasons why can't think education is -- good because people like myself I've worked in Spanish Harlem with people what not are Catholic or -- -- African American community.
He says in order to you to get a -- exemption.
You don't harder and service people -- be -- -- it now it turns around and hello of the fact that the Catholic Church.
Doesn't serve only people its own -- I mean this kind of got 22 is really -- joke you're on to his game.
And that -- includes giving Catholics -- one year and their church or a one year exemption you don't have to -- about obamacare to 2013.
-- you don't yeah.
We are now closed out the Catholic -- the universities the schools before they ever go along with this that lawsuits have been applied.
He can't have it both ways and I'm telling it.
This is not about contraception the ultimate goal they've already started -- and a bill has been introduced in Washington State Washington State project of abortion coverage.
This is what Bob wants included in the lot of contraception he didn't he has abortion inducing drugs that he wants the force it down the throat of Catholics and it's not just got which the Washington Post this hardly at -- -- pick up the -- -- get the Washington Post about art -- side this week against.
The -- of the federal government.
Bill Donohue president of the -- -- thanks for being here thank you so much.