Cathleen Connolly

To Whom It May Concern: We urge the Obama administration to respect and protect the rights of conscience and discontinue plans to force employers to pay (directly or indirectly) for abortion-inducing and contraceptive drugs to which they may have a religious or conscientious objection. To protect the sanctity of the First Amendment and the right of conscience upon which our nation was founded, this administration must act to preserve the freedom of employers to follow the dictates of their conscience. Women will still be able to freely purchase these drugs, as was the case before this regulation was proposed. However, there is no need to force employers to violate their religious beliefs and conscience and provide these drugs for free to their employees. This proposed plan will not bring down health care costs, and will gravely endanger religious freedom and the right of conscience.