(CNSNews.com) – The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) sent a letter to the House of Representatives on Thursday urging them to support the Conscience Protection Act, which aims to "prevent governmental discrimination against providers of health services who decline involvement in abortion."
Archbishop William Lori of Baltimore and Cardinal Timothy Dolan of New York both sent the joint statement as Chairmen of the USCCB's Ad Hoc Committee for Religious Liberty and Committee on Pro-Life Activities respectively.
MANCHESTER, N.H. – When President Barack Obama turned his attention last week to the opioid and heroin overdose epidemic that has ravaged families across the country, New Hampshire Sen. Kelly Ayotte may well have wondered what took him so long.
In 2014, Ayotte, a Republican, was a co-sponsor in 2014 of a bill that would direct resources to help drug abusers, first responders, law enforcement agencies and addicts in recovery, according to a statement on the freshman senator's website. The Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act, which she helped reintroduce last year, passed the Senate 94-1 early last month.
