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We Will Not Comply: California Forces Churches to Directly Fund Abortions
October 22, 2014
Sacramento,
CA - To the dismay of California's people of faith, the California
Department of Managed Health Care has reclassified abortion as a "basic
health service" under the Affordable Care Act and ordered all
insurance plans in the state to begin covering surgical abortions immediately. Even churches are not exempt from funding abortions.
Operation
Rescue opposes this policy that forces men and women who deeply oppose
abortion on religious grounds to fund surgical abortion in violation
of their faith, and encourages others to oppose it as well.
"Since
Obamacare was first introduced, we warned that the day could come when
Christians would be required by the state to violate their consciences
through forced payments for abortion," said Troy Newman, President of
Operation Rescue. "Now, with this mandate in California that imposes
forced abortion funding on churches, it has come time for men and women
of faith to stand against this tyranny and refuse to comply with this
unjust law that would make us accessories to the taking of innocent
human life."
This
Pledge has been carefully crafted to stand as a 'line in the sand'
regarding any scenario in which the Affordable Care Act forces
individuals to participate - whether directly or indirectly - in the
destruction of human life. In short, the pro-life movement has chosen
one answer to being forced to fund abortion through healthcare: We will
not comply.
"I
have made the decision not to comply with any unjust law that would
force me to pay for abortions - no matter the personal cost to me,"
Newman said. "Instead, I have chosen to engage in peaceful civil
disobedience rather than violate my faith and conscience. Those in
California need to understand that this assault on our religious
liberties is just the beginning. It will never end if we do not stand
firm today and refuse to fund abortions. Religious freedom and the
lives of babies that would be lost if we capitulate are more than worth
the personal sacrifice. I invite Californians to join me in resisting
this evil mandate."
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