being forced to contribute to the funding of abortion, which, according to their deeply held religious beliefs and convictions, is a grave moral disorder since it is the deliberate killing of an innocent human being....
According to the teaching of the Catholic Church, abortion is a crime which no
human law can legitimize. Consequently, there is no obligation in conscience to obey such a law; instead, there is a grave and clear obligation to oppose such laws by conscientious objection.
Thursday, April 01, 2010
Lawsuit Challenges Health Care Bill on Free Exercise Grounds
Last week, moments after President Obama signed the health care reform bill, the Thomas More Law Center filed suit on behalf of itself and four individuals challenging the constitutionality of the new law on a number of grounds including a claim that it violates plaintiffs' free exercise rights. (Press release.) The complaint (full text) in Thomas More Law Center v. Obama, (ED MI, filed 3/23/2010) alleges in part that plaintiffs are:
