Sample Letter on a Current Issue
Support Health Care Providers' Conscience Protections
Oppose President Obama's Plan to Rescind the Health Care Providers' Conscience Rule
Letter to the Department of Health and Human Services 11
(inspired by comments by Heartbeat International President, Peggy Hartshorn)

Even after April 9, 2009, it's still not to late to make a difference on this issue.

Please put the below letter in your own words or use it as is, and mail or e-mail your letter to the Department of Health and Human Services (addresses below). This letter is based on the full USCCB comments to HHS.

Also, using the below letter or the other sample letters on this issue and the other resources related to it, please put a letter in your own words (or use a sample letter as is), and mail it to your federal House representative and your two federal senators as well as President Obama. It's much better to send a form letter than not to send a letter at all. Also, let's flood the White House comments line on this issue.

Note: HHS will make available for public viewing all comments and the personal information (e.g., name and address) included in them.

Pro-life comments to the HHS might include the following:

Examples or information about medical professionals having been pressured into participating in abortions or other acts against their consciences;
How the current/final rule resolves those problems (see rule summary, see rule text, see more);
Refutations of abortion advocates' claims that the conscience rule reduces access to information and health care services, particularly by low-income women;
How the December 19, 2008 final rule provides sufficient clarity to minimize the potential for harm resulting from any ambiguity and confusion that may exist because of the rule;
Why the objectives of the conscience rule can't be accomplished only through non-regulatory means, such as outreach and education;
Other reasons that the conscience rule is necessary.

Mail (one original and two copies):
Office of Public Health and Science
Department of Health and Human Services
Attention: Rescission Proposal Comments
Hubert H Humphrey Building
200 Independence Ave SW Room 716G
Washington DC 20201

E-mail:
proposedrescission@hhs.gov
(Attachments to e-mail to HHS should be in Microsoft Word, WordPerfect, or Excel. HHS prefers Microsoft Word.)

Phone:
HHS comments line voice mail: 202-205-5445

Eleventh Sample Letter to the HHS

Source:
http://www.christiannewswire.com/news/233269658.html (The below letter was inspired by comments in this source article.)

[Note: HHS will make available for public viewing all comments and the personal information (e.g., name and address) included in them.]

John Doe
12345 Main St
Minneapolis MN 55418-3209

Date

Office of Public Health and Science
Department of Health and Human Services
Attention: Rescission Proposal Comments
Hubert H Humphrey Building
200 Independence Ave SW Room 716G
Washington DC 20201

Dear HHS:

Subject: Please Do Not Rescind the Conscience Rule

The Obama administration is working to deprive the country of the conscience-guided services of medical professionals who refuse to participate in certain activities, such as abortion. Women, babies, and families deserve conscientious health care by doctors who believe in the sanctity of human life. It would be wrong for the U.S. government to prevent doctors from following the Hippocratic principle of "do no harm." It would be un-American.

The reversal of the conscience rule would move some conscientious doctors to stop practicing medicine, leaving a significant void in the availability of health care providers. And the problem would be compounded if the government attempts to force Catholic and other religious hospitals to offer abortion.

Please help stop President Obama's attempt to weaken the conscience protections of health care providers with religious or moral objections to taking human life. Please keep the final rule, and do all you can in other ways to strengthen all health care workers' and entities' conscience protections in every regard.

Thank you for your consideration of my comments and requests.

Sincerely,

[Signature]
John Doe

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