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Health Care Must Place Poor, Vulnerable First, say Texas Bishops
The Texas Catholic Conference, representing the Roman Catholic Bishops of Texas, has issued a statement emphasizing their support for genuine, life-affirming reform to our nation’s health care system, while also expressing concern that current health care proposals fail to guarantee fundamental rights and protections for humans at all stages of life.
“Health care reform is a vital concern to us in Texas, as our state has one of the highest numbers of uninsured persons in the nation,” say the Texas Bishops in the statement. The Bishops also emphasize the varied health care offerings of Catholic facilities in Texas, stating, “the Catholic Church in Texas brings both everyday experience and strong convictions to the issue of health care reform.” (more…)
