| Senators Want Info on Obama Denying Catholic Grant Over Abortion By Steven Ertelt, LifeNews.com |
| A group of 27 senators are asking the Obama administration to provide more information concerning the grant the Obama administration denied to the nation’s Catholic bishops because they refused to refer for abortions. The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops had previously received a five-year $19 million grant to help victims of sex trafficking during the administration of pro-life President George W. Bush. Sensitive to how women are exploited in the sex industry, the Catholic bishops prohibit any subcontractors from using the funds to pay for or promote abortions. Instead, the Catholic bishops provide comprehensive case management services to survivors including medical and mental health services. While the Obama administration extended the contract briefly in March, the bishops were recently notified that it would not be renewed. Instead, Obama officials awarded the grant to.... |
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Tuesday, November 15, 2011
OBAMA STOPS GRANTS AS RECIPIENTS, CATHOLIC BISHOPS OPPOSE ABORTION
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