Washington D.C., Dec 10, 2009 / 02:56 am
Responding to the defeat of the Nelson-Hatch Amendment to the Senate health care bill, Richard Doerflinger of the U.S. bishops’ Pro-Life Secretariat has voiced gratitude towards supporters of the restrictions on abortion funding. Noting “strong support” in the U.S. House, he said more changes are still possible in the Senate.
“The fight is far from over,” Doerflinger commented in a Dec. 9 message.
Doerflinger, the executive director of the Secretariat of Pro-Life Activities, gave a word of gratitude and encouragement to all those who worked to “maintain current protections against abortion funding.”
“We made a very good showing against overwhelming odds, and we continue to have strong support for our position in the House where the legislation must ultimately return.”