Knights of Columbus

'Health Care Reform Must be Abortion-Free,' says Supreme Knight

Published in Women's Health Law Weekly, August 23rd, 2009

"A health care system designed to save lives on the one hand must not become a vehicle for taking lives through abortion and euthanasia," Supreme Knight Carl A. Anderson said in his annual report at the organization's 127th annual convention here today. Referring to health care legislation now being considered in the U.S. Congress, he declared that "Health care reform must be abortion-free."

The leader of the 1.78 million member Knights of Columbus told delegates that the inclusion of an abortion mandate and other provisions that would require all health insurance plans to pay for abortions runs contrary to public opinion, which has moved decisively in the opposite...

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Source: Women's Health Law Weekly (2009-08-23)

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