President to Catholic Press: On Conscience Protection

ncr ^ | July 3, 2009 | Tim Drake

[NYer]

We reported earlier on the president’s meeting with the Catholic press and his promise regarding conscience-clause protection. For his exact words on the subject, read on.

“I think that the only reason that my position may appear unclear is because it came in the wake of a last-minute, 11th-hour change in conscience clause provisions that were pushed forward by the previous administration that we chose to reverse,” said President Obama. “But my underlying position has always been consistent, which is I’m a believer in conscience clauses. I was a supporter of a robust conscience clause in Illinois for Catholic hospitals and health-care providers. I discussed with Cardinal George when he was here in the Oval Office, and I reiterated my support for an effective conscience clause in my speech at Notre Dame.”

“I think there have been some who keep on anticipating the worst from us, and it’s not based on anything I’ve said or done, but is rather just a perception somehow that we have some hard-line agenda that we’re seeking to push,” he added.

“We will be coming out with ... more specific guidelines. But I can assure all of your readers that when this review is complete there will be a robust conscience clause in place. It may not meet the criteria of every possible critic of our approach, but it certainly will not be weaker than what existed before the changes were made.”

[NYer]

Ping!

[fatima]

Thanks NYer.Prove it OB.

[OpusatFR]

Oh, what a farce!

He’s speaking out in reaction to this:

Morr-Fitz et al. v. Blagojevich, et al., (Illinois Circuit Court, Sangamon County): This case seeks to ensure that pro-life pharmacy owners — not just individual pharmacists — receive the legal protection to which they are entitled under state laws as well as the U.S. Constitution. Earlier this year, the court issued a temporary restraining order against the Governor of Illinois and other state officials, ordering them not to enforce a 2005 administrative regulation that required all pharmacies to dispense Plan B and other forms of abortion producing drugs. This victory came just months after a victory before the Illinois Supreme Court, where the highest court of the state held that our clients had the legal standing to challenge the state’s 2005 administrative order.

This area of the law has always been an active area for us at the ACLJ. We understand that medical professionals who hold pro-life views should not be required to perform duties that violate their conscience. We will keep you posted as developments unfold on these and other cases.

http://www.facebook.com/note.php?note_id=91278219447

Lots of other Illinois conscience cases from ACLJ on the site. Posted on June 17, 2009

http://www.reuters.com/article/pressRelease/idUS141319+06-Apr-2009+BW20090406

“This case is one of a number of lawsuits the ACLJ has been involved in Illinois
since 2005 when then-Governor Rod Blagojevich, at the urging of Planned
Parenthood, NARAL and other pro-abortion groups, issued an Executive Order that
targeted pro-life pharmacists who objected to dispensing abortion causing drugs.”

Now just who was being backed for president by all the pro-aborts and just who promised the passage of that super abortion bill if he ever became president?

Zero great at talking out of both sides of his mouth.

Benedict isn’t going to fall for it, bud. You can babble like a pro all you want, but the fact remains that there is no compromise. You either support life or you do not.

[Salvation]

I really doubt that Obama has any idea about the formation of a Catholic conscience!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

First of seven pages from the Catechism of the Catholic Church on conscience!