Archbishop Broglio and Bishop Burbidge issued a response to the Senate Vote on Veterans Affairs Abortion Rule, urging Congress to prevent implementation of this harmful policy.
WASHINGTON – On Wednesday, April 19, the U.S. Senate voted 51 to 48 to reject a Congressional Review Act resolution that would overturn an interim final rule from the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) which added abortion to veterans’ and dependents’ health benefits packages. In response, Archbishop Timothy P. Broglio of the Archdiocese for the Military Services, USA (AMS), and president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB), and Bishop Michael F. Burbidge of Arlington, chairman of the USCCB’s Committee on Pro-Life Activities, issued the following joint statement:
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