The US bishops and health care reform

At church this past Sunday I promised links to statements from the United States Bishops' Conference on health care. So here they are:


One of the most comprehensive statements is A Framework for Comprehensive Health Care Reform: Protecting Human Life, Promoting Human Dignity, Pursuing the Common Good, which contains the following passage:

Our approach to health care is shaped by a simple but fundamental principle: "Every person has a right to adequate health care. This right flows from the sanctity of human life and the dignity that belongs to all human persons, who are made in the image of God." Health care is more than a commodity; it is a basic human right, an essential safeguard of human life and dignity. We believe our people's health care should not depend on where they work, how much their parents earn, or where they live. Our constant teaching that each human life must be protected and human dignity promoted leads us to insist that all people have a right to health care.

The bishops' action alert on health care issued on June 2nd can be found in a pdf file here.