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Catholic Medical Assocation chimes in on health care reform
The Catholic Medical Association released an open letter that doesn't bode well for ObamaCare. Among other things, it raps the Obama administration's track record so far when it comes to dignity of human life, what with its reveral of the ban on the Mexico City Policy and opening wide the gates of hell in funding embryonic stem cell research. To hear Catholic League's Bill Donohue tell it in summarizing the letter: CATHOLIC MEDICAL ASSOC. DELIVERS: SUPPORT URGENT FOR HEALTH CARE STATEMENT Catholic League president Bill Donohue strongly supports the statement released yesterday by Louis C. Breschi, M.D., president of the Catholic Medical Association [CMA]: Catholic physicians who are loyal to the Magisterium are in a unique position to guide the Catholic community on health care reform. Led by Dr. Breschi, the statement just released, “Open Letter to Catholics and Catholic Organizations,” deserves wide support and dissemination. It is a model of Catholic thought and insight. The letter urges reform, but does so cautiously: it explicitly recognizes a “real danger that misguided legislation could make our current problems even worse.” (Breschi’s italics.) Furthermore, the CMA warns that a “government-controlled approach is flawed in principle and ineffective, if not dangerous, in practice.” It implores us to affirm the Catholic principle of subsidiarity, noting that the government “has a very poor track record of managing large programs in a cost-effective manner.” Central to Breschi’s concerns is the lack of respect the Obama administration has shown for respecting “the dignity of human life.” It concludes by calling upon “all Catholics and Catholic organizations to reaffirm their support for the foundational ethical and social teachings of the Church which provide a framework for authentic health care reform, and to unite as one in an uncompromising commitment to defend the sanctity of life and the conscience rights of all providers as essential parts of health-care reform.” It is impossible to quarrel with this formulation from a Catholic perspective, and that is why the Catholic League stands behind it without reservation. We urge others to do so, and to do so publicly. For the full letter: http://www.cathmed.org/asse... 2 comments from 2 users
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posted by
randomfactor
on Sep 23, 2009 at 05:21 PM
“real danger that misguided legislation could make our current problems even worse.” They read the Baucus/Blue Cross bill. What we need is Medicare open to everyone. And coverage for abortion. posted by
paxchristi3
on Sep 23, 2009 at 05:37 PM
RF, perhaps someday you will be thanking God that the CMA and not the government had its way in shaping health care reform, especially if the government views your health status in terms of dollars and cents. The following conclusion shows what I mean: "We must ensure that well-intentioned efforts to bring about 'change' are not exploited to create a federally controlled system that promises health care for all, but creates an oppressive bureaucracy hostile to human life and to the integrity of the patient physician relationship. It would be better to forgo long-needed changes in health-care financing and delivery in the short-term if these would lead to a long-term, systemic policy regime that is inimical to respect for life, religious freedom, and the goods served by the principle of subsidiarity. Rather than accept such an outcome, we should take the time required to implement reform measures that are sound in both principled and practical terms." Or do you share the twisted mind of science czar John Holdren? http://www.wnd.com/index.ph...
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