One of the numerous hostels provided by the Catholic Church for illegal immigrants. This one is in Los Angeles (CNS)
Posted on 04/08/2015 10:17:13 AM PDT by NYer
Charities providing help to immigrant children must provide contraception to youngsters, according to government regulations
The American Civil Liberties Union is taking the US federal government to court to find out whether Catholic Charities are providing abortions to illegal immigrants.
According to Vox, the ACLU is filing the unusual lawsuit to find out whether illegal unaccompanied migrants have access to contraception and abortion while being cared for by Catholic charities.
The Catholic Church works as a federal contractor in its work housing unaccompanied children, and which means it must conform to government regulations regarding healthcare.
The Office of Refugee Resettlement, which looks after illegal immigrants before being rehoused with relatives in the US, contracts out numerous services to charities, with seven states involving the US Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB).
Last December, the federal government stated that if a minor is raped while in a US facility than the provider is required to access to abortion if she requests it. They are also obliged to provide contraception.
In February the bishops conferences wrote a letter expressing strong opposition. In response the ACLU is now suing the federal government under the Freedom of Information Act.
Ping!
These restrictions apply only to Christians. Towelheads don’t have to obey.
No good deed goes unpunished.
The Feds then say "Then you can't be a federal contractor."
Then Catholic Charities gets off the Federal teat.
A tough outcome but a good one, in my opinion.
Well, did they?
Related threads:
May 2013: NY Archdiocese Health Plan Has Covered Birth Control, Abortion for Over a Decade
May 2013: Archdiocese Pays for Health Plan That Covers Birth Control
Nov. 2012: Cardinal Dolan: US bishops won’t comply with Obama rule on birth control coverage in insurance
AHHH I got stupid question NYER
Why are they provide abortion at these clinic and hospital
Just a stupid question here LOL!
My humble opinion is that Catholic Charities is the most awful organization ever developed by the Church. They are essentially slaves to the Feds.
It was not always that way but then the Federal Government began doling out money hand over fist. The mistake Catholic Charities made was getting on the handout list. Same goes for any other religious group that accepts money from the Feds.
They're not .... and that is the problem, according to the ACLU. Since Catholic Charities accepts federal funds, the ACLU insists that they be monitored to ensure children are provided with contraception and abortions, where necessary. The Catholic Church, of course, has filed a complaint.
Sadly, I cannot be as confident on this result as some...
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.