Washington D.C., Sep 22, 2017 / 10:08 am
Leading U.S. bishops have applauded pro-life provisions in the newest GOP health care proposal, but said that substantial changes are needed in other areas to make the bill morally acceptable.
"Without significant improvement, this bill does not meet the moral criteria for health care reform outlined in our previous letters," four committee chairs of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops wrote to U.S. senators on Thursday.
They asked the senators "to think of the harm that will be caused to poor and vulnerable people."
The four bishops who wrote the letter to the U.S. senators were Cardinal Timothy Dolan of New York, chair of the bishops' pro-life activities committee; Archbishop William Lori of Baltimore, chair of the ad hoc religious liberty committee; Bishop Joe Vasquez of Austin, chair of the migration committee; and Bishop Frank Dewane of Venice, Fla., chair of the domestic justice and human development committee.