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Sunday, December 20, 2009

Is the Senate Health Care Bill Constitutional?

"Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exericse thereof.." (Amendment I to U.S. Constitution)

So, I have been thinking about the legality of the current health care bill (the Senate version) for weeks. As a Catholic, I follow Church teaching that explicity forbids abortion. In the U.S. Constitution, the first amendment clearly states that Congress shall make no law prohibiting the free exercise of religion. Clearly, if the current Senate version becames law and forces taxpayers to pay for elective abortions, isn't this a violation of the 1st Amendment? Or is there some way the Congress can avoid what is explicity stated in the 1st Amendment?
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