Diocese of Pittsburgh Bishop David Zubik testifies in Affordable Care Act case [Pittsburgh Post-Gazette]
By Rich Lord, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette | |
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"We are being asked to violate a tenet and belief that is important and a matter of conscience,"
The bishop, the diocese, and
The mandate doesn't apply to churches. But entities like
If they objected, they would have to provide a list of their employees to their insurance administrators. The administrator would then provide cards to those employees that would entitle them to coverage for preventive services.
The administrators would recoup any costs through government health insurance exchanges.
"Is it your intent that you will not sign the self-certification form?"
"That would be my intent," the bishop said, even though it would subject
An attorney for the
Before
"We can't get around the fact that allegiance, obedience to the mandate would require us to do things that are morally odious," he said.
Testimony continues with the head of
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