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MADISON RALLY

KASTENMEIER FEDERAL COURTHOUSE

JUNE 8, 2012

12:00-1:00PM

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n January, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued a mandate under the Affordable C

Act (also known as Obamacare ) that requi res al l employer health p lans to provide free contraceptives,

ter i l izations and abort ion- inducing drugs, regardless of any mora l or rel igious objections.

The minist r ies of inst itutions l ike Cathol ic schools, hospitals and char it ieseducating the young, car ing for t

ick, feeding the hungryare not considered suffic iently rel igious to qual ify for the Mandates nar row

re l igious exemption.

Not only wi l l such institutions be forced to provide serv ices that di rectly contradict the teachings of thei r fai

butmore ala rm inglythe federa l government is c laim ing the r ight to decide for rel igious institut ions what

constitutes thei r m in istry.

No: contraceptives are al ready widely avai lab le. Access to something does not mean having it paid for by

omeone elseespecia l ly against thei r mora l convict ions.

But the HHS Mandate doesnt stop with free contraceptives: it also requires employer health plans to provide

ree ster i l izations and abort ion- inducing drugs.

n February , P res ident Obama offered an accommodation whereby insu rance providers , rather than

employers, would pay for the serv ices to which re l igious employers have moral objections. But this does not

olve the prob lem.

At the end of the day, the HHS Mandate stil l forces al l employers to provide health plans with free

contraceptives, ster i l izations and abort ion- inducing drugsor face cr ipp l ing f ines.

Moreover, the assault on our cher ished freedom of re l igionwith the federa l government now defin ing for a l l

us what constitutes authentic rel igious minist r ycontinues.

oin our Post -Ral ly Strategy Session on June 11th f rom 7-8:30 pm at St Paul s Un ivers ity Cathol ic Center ,

723 State Street, downstai rs in Newman Hal l. This w i l l double as a brainstorm ing session to plan for the

upcoming Fortn ight of Freedom events in June/July in the Madison diocese and to plan other events to ra ise

publ ic awareness of the HHS assault on re l igious f reedom. Detai ls at http://laetificatmadison.com.

Go to http://standupfor re l igiousf reedom.com for additional resources and information on the national effort t

top the HHS mandate; inform your f r iends, fami ly members and co-workers of the site.

Cal l the Capitol Switchboard at 202 -224 -3121 and ask your Congressman and both U.S. Senators to support

egis lation overturning the HHS Mandate.

Vote for candidates who respect freedom of re l igion and freedom of conscience in the pr imary and general

elections this year.

Visit http://laetificatmadison.comto learn more ways we can work together in our communit ies and churches

top the HHS Mandate.