COVID relief welcomed, but lack of Hyde protections called ‘unconscionable’
A student attends school in Philadelphia March 8, 2021, amid the coronavirus pandemic. (CNS photo/Hannah Beier, Reuters)
By Julie Asher • Catholic News Service • Posted March 11, 2021
WASHINGTON (CNS) The $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan Act, signed into law March 11 by President Joe Biden, will provide relief to Americans in need amid the pandemic, but it lacks “protections for the unborn,” the U.S. bishops said.
Their March 10 statement quickly followed U.S. House passage of the measure in a 220-211 vote. After the Senate passed its version of the bill March 6, it was sent back to the House where members reconciled its changes with the version they approved Feb. 27. Biden was expected to sign it into law the afternoon of March 12.
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March 8, 2021 Catholic News Service WASHINGTON If it becomes law, the American Rescue Plan Act would pit the great need Americans have for economic relief in this pandemic against those who insist the bill must include abortion funding, said the president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops and the chairmen of seven USCCB committees. Our nation needs to heal, come together and help one another. The is an important step in the right direction, the prelates said March 5 in a joint statement. It should provide much needed assistance for American families and businesses hard hit by the coronavirus pandemic.
If it passes and becomes law, the American Rescue Plan Congress is considering would pit the great need Americans have for economic relief in this pandemic against those who insist the bill must include abortion funding, said the president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops and the chairmen of seven USCCB committees.
Pandemic relief bill must pass without abortion funding, bishops say
Catholic Charities staff and volunteers in the Archdiocese of Washington distribute 500 grocery boxes and 500 family meals in the parking lot of the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception July 10, 2020, during the coronavirus pandemic. (CNS photo/Tyler Orsburn)
By Julie Asher • Catholic News Service • Posted March 9, 2021
UPDATED WASHINGTON (CNS) If it becomes law, the American Rescue Plan Act would pit the great need Americans have for economic relief in this pandemic against those who insist the bill must include abortion funding, said the president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops and the chairmen of seven USCCB committees.