ACLU Claims Catholic Bishops Misusing Grant Money

BOSTON -- A federal lawsuit filed Monday claims Roman Catholic bishops are wrongly imposing their religious beliefs on victims of human trafficking by prohibiting grant money to be used for emergency contraception, condoms and abortion care. The American Civil Liberties Union filed the complaint in federal court in Boston against the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The suit claims the agency, which distributes money to help trafficking victims, has allowed the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops to limit the services its subcontractors provide. The ACLU claims the bishops' conference is misusing taxpayer money and attempting to impose its religious beliefs on trafficking victims.
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Posted by Editor at January 13, 2009 12:53 AM