Jon O'Brien, President of Catholics for Choice, testifies in Congress, November 2, 2011

On November 2, 2011, Catholics for Choice president Jon O'Brien testified before the US House of Representatives Committee on Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health. In his testimony, Jon O'Brien showed how Catholics support the recently enacted healthcare reforms and the recommendation that contraception be included in fully covered benefits for all American employees. He noted, "I firmly believe the requirements under the Affordable Care Act, and the slate of regulations being created to implement it, infringe on no one's conscience, demand no one change her or his religious beliefs, discriminate against no man or woman, put no additional economic burden on the poor, interfere with no one's medical decisions, compromise no one's health—that is, if you consider the law without refusal clauses."

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