Jon O'Brien's blog
Do New Health Law Mandates Threaten Conscience Rights and Access to Care?
by Jon O'Brien, Catholics for Choice
November 2, 2011 - 11:14am (Print)
I firmly believe the requirements under the Affordable Care Act, and the slate of regulations being created to implement it, infringe on no one’s conscience, demand no one change her or his religious beliefs, discriminate against no man or woman, put no additional economic burden on the poor, interfere with no one’s medical decisions, compromise no one’s health -- that is, if you consider the law without refusal clauses.
United States Conference of Catholic Bishops Influential in Passage of Let Women Die Act 2011
by Jon O'Brien, Catholics for Choice
October 14, 2011 - 8:44am (Print)
Catholics today expressed anger about the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops’ role in promoting support for the so-called “Protect Life Act” (HR 358), a bill that will endanger women’s lives across the US with an extreme ban on abortion coverage while expanding permission for health professionals to refuse to provide reproductive healthcare services, even in life-threatening situations.
Diocese of Phoenix Maligns Nun, Errs on Canon Law
by Jon O'Brien, Catholics for Choice
May 20, 2010 - 3:23pm (Print)
The Archdiocese misrepresents church law to defend the excommunication of a nun who helped save a woman's life by helping her access an abortion. Catholics for Choice calls out the inaccuracies with some clarification of canon law.
Truth Is Indeed One of the First Casualties of War
by Jon O'Brien, Catholics for Choice
November 19, 2009 - 9:37am (Print)
"This Is Only the First Salvo In the Bishops Campaign Against Women's Health"
by Jon O'Brien, Catholics for Choice
November 8, 2009 - 9:58am (Print)
What Catholics Really Want in Health Care Reform
by Jon O'Brien, Catholics for Choice
November 3, 2009 - 7:00am (Print)
Obama and the Pope: Symbolism, Not Substance
by Jon O'Brien, Catholics for Choice
July 13, 2009 - 7:00am (Print)
Catholic Church Again Refuses to Support Contemporary Families
by Jon O'Brien, Catholics for Choice
December 16, 2008 - 8:00am (Print)
Catholics Vote Conscience Over Bishops' Objections
by Jon O'Brien, Catholics for Choice
November 13, 2008 - 8:00am (Print)
