In a ploy to dodge scrutiny and buy time before the election, the Obama administration used last Friday’s news dump to announce it would be punting the contraception/abortifacient controversy down the road with a 90-day comment period on proposed rules. This is a useless bureaucratic delay that does nothing to get us closer to serious conscience protections.

Beginning this week, regulators are soliciting suggestions from the public on how best to implement their anti-conscience mandate, a move that affords the administration the appearance of openness and progress, while in reality changing nothing. The administration still refuses to step down from their original demand that all religious organizations provide contraceptive, abortifacient and sterilization coverage “free” of charge-even if this goes against the consciences of the organization’s people. This comment period is essentially asking how you’d like your conscience violated.

The fact is a solution to the conflict has already been found. Congressman Jeff Fortenberry (R-Nebr.) has a bipartisan bill in the House that if passed would restore rights of conscience back to their pre-mandate levels. Unfortunately, the Obama administration is only pretending to hear suggestions rather than actually listening to solutions.

Join us in submitting a comment to the Obama administration with the message (suggested text below) that you are tired of fake accommodations and ploys and demand real religious liberty protections. Submitting a comment will also signal to Congress and the media that you stand firmly on the side of religious freedom.
Sincerely,

Tony Perkins
President

Sugges ted Text:
To Whom It May Concern:
If the Obama administration is serious about protecting it’s citizens’ rights of conscience, it needs to get out of the business of defining who’s religious enough to deserve accommodation and protect all individuals, insurers and organizations with religious objections from being forced to participate in plans that violate their conscience. Please protect the rights of conscience for religious objections of all individuals, organizations, and insurers.
Thank you.

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