[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 3]
[House]
[Pages 3670-3671]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                   HEALTH CARE CONSCIENCE RIGHTS ACT

  (Mr. FLEMING asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mr. FLEMING. Madam Speaker, the Obama administration's assault on 
religious freedom must stop. The so-called HHS mandate established 
under ObamaCare forces individuals, charities, and businesses to buy 
health insurance that includes coverage for drugs which may destroy 
human life.
  This week a Federal judge stopped the enforcement of the HHS mandate 
against the founder of Domino's Pizza, the former founder. Like many 
other companies, Domino's Farms Corporation, the company which was 
granted this injunction, offers health insurance to its employees, but 
not coverage for drugs that could destroy human life. To do so would 
violate the religious rights and beliefs of the company's owners.
  That injunction is a victory, but no one should have to battle the 
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Government in court to stop it from infringing on religious values. 
That's why I am proud to introduce with my colleagues, Diane Black and 
Jeff Fortenberry, the Health Care Conscience Rights Act, a bill that 
rests on the bedrock principle that our government must not force 
people to violate their religious and moral beliefs.
  I ask everyone to sign on today and support this bill.

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