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Washington D.C., Feb 6, 2017 / 04:37 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- A bill that would protect health care providers’ freedom to opt-out of abortion mandates they find objectionable has once again been introduced in Congress.“This bill is needed to give health care providers the right to provide medical care without violating their deeply held beliefs,” Sen. James Lankford, sponsor of the bill in the Senate, stated on Friday.“Americans have very different views about abortion, but we should not force anyone to participate in it or provide coverage,” he added.The Conscience Protection Act would protect health care providers from federal, state, and local abortion mandates if they conscientiously object to assisting with abortions. It would also protect religious employers from having to cover elective abortions in their health plans, and establishes a “right of action” for all entities if they believe their religious beliefs on the matter are violated.T...
Chicago, Ill., Feb 6, 2017 / 05:45 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- Another leader of a controversial group representing survivors of clergy sexual abuse has resigned, denying that the resignation is related to a lawsuit that claimed the group was engaged in kickbacks and other unethical behavior.Barbara Blaine of the Survivors’ Network of those Abuse by Priests resigned effective Feb. 3, the Chicago Tribune reports.Blaine said a lawsuit filed last month against the Chicago-based organization had no bearing on her resignation and compared it to previous lawsuits she said had no merit. She said the discussions of her departure had been ongoing and it had been a great honor to serve the organization.“Change however is inevitable,” she said.In mid-January former employee Gretchen Rachel Hammond, who worked as a development director at SNAP, claimed to have been wrongly fired for raising objections to what she said was a kickback scheme. The former employee’s lawsuit alleged...
By Dennis SadowskiWASHINGTON(CNS) -- The resignation of the president of the Survivors Network of ThoseAbused by Priests opens the door for a new generation of leaders, said a top volunteerwithin the organization."SNAPis full of vibrant leaders," Joelle Casteix, the organization's Western regional director, toldCatholic News Service Feb. 6. She said the resignation Feb. 3 of Barbara Blaine, who founded SNAPand served as its president for 29 years, was not totally unexpected."Thetime was not what anyone had planned, but any vibrant organization can alwaysfind people to stand up and lead an organization into its next phase,"Casteix said."Forus, it's always heartbreaking when a leader departs," she added. "Thetrue heart and mission of SNAP will always be with its volunteerleadership."Blaine'sresignation was announced to SNAP's volunteer members Feb. 4. Mary Ellen Kruger, who chairsthe SNAP board of directors, said in an email Feb. 6 to CNS that Blaine steppeddown for personal reasons ...
MEXICO CITY (AP) -- Look to your right: There's the Pillar of Light, a towering monument shaped like a vanilla wafer cookie. A company was allegedly allowed to overcharge the equivalent of millions of dollars for steel used in its construction....
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- Through a Super Bowl ad, public statements and court filings, Silicon Valley's biggest companies are taking a strong stand against President Donald Trump's travel ban, saying high tech needs immigrants' creativity and energy to stay competitive....
BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) -- Romania's prime minister said Monday he may fire the justice minister for mishandling a contentious decree that has sparked the country's largest anti-government protests since communism ended....
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Donald Trump is threatening to punish cities and other municipalities that shelter immigrants living in the country illegally by denying them federal dollars....
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Scrappy as ever, Donald Trump on Monday dismissed polls showing low approval ratings as "fake news." But whatever his opinion, active opposition to his go-it-alone presidency appears to be widening....
BEIRUT (AP) -- Syrian authorities have killed at least 13,000 people since the start of the 2011 uprising in mass hangings at a prison north of Damascus known to detainees as "the slaughterhouse," Amnesty International said in a report Tuesday....
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The fierce battle over President Donald Trump's travel and refugee ban edged up the judicial escalator Monday, headed for a possible final face-off at the Supreme Court. Travelers, temporarily unbound, tearfully reunited with loved ones at U.S. airports....
