Sacramento, Calif., Jul 8, 2016 / 14:12 pm
Churches and other organizations in California will be forced to buy insurance plans that cover abortions due to the Obama administration's clear misinterpretation of a pro-life law, said prominent pro-life thinker Richard Doerflinger.
Doerflinger is a public policy fellow at the University of Notre Dame's Center for Ethics and Culture. He served for 36 years as head of the Secretariat of Pro-Life Activities for the U.S. bishops' conference.
In a July 6 essay for Public Discourse, Doerflinger discussed what he sees as serious threats to the Weldon Amendment.
First passed in 2005, the amendment bars federal funds to state or local governments if they discriminate against institutional or individual healthcare entities that decline to pay for, cover, or refer for abortions. The amendment's definition of healthcare entities includes "a health insurance plan, or any other kind of health care facility, organization or plan."