In Defense of Religious Liberty

Explanation for Why We Decided to Drop the Requirement that Undergraduate Students Carry Health Insurance.

Much has been written and spoken about our reasons for our action vis-a-vis our student health insurance policy. Much of it has been inaccurate. To help clear the air we prepared a full explanation for why we chose as we did.

Coverage of Our Stand For Religious Liberty

Here is a sampling of the coverage of our stand for religious liberty in regards to our student health insurance plan.

We prepared a video sample, but be sure to check out the long list below

Articles and Video clips

• "Catholic university drops student health insurance, cites ObamaCare" - FOXNews.com
• "Catholic college drops health plan over contraception mandate" - Reuters
• "Religion News In Brief" - ABC News (AP coverage)
• "Franciscan University drops student health insurance plan over birth control mandate, costs" - MSNBC.com
• "Obama Mandate Forces First Catholic College to Drop Insurance" - LifeNews.com
• "Franciscan University of Steubenville drops student health plan over HHS mandate" - LifeSiteNews.com
• "Catholic university in Ohio drops student health plans" - Washington Times
• "College drops health care plan over religious objections to new law" - CNN.com Belief Blog
• Michael Hernon, vice president of Advancement, on News Room on CNN, May 17
   
• "FRANCISCAN UNIVERSITY OF STEUBENVILLE DROPS STUDENT HEALTH PLAN OVER HHS MANDATE" - CatholicCanada.com
• "Franciscan University Drops Student Health Insurance Due to HHS Mandate" - Naional Catholic Register
• "Obamacare: Catholic school dumps its health plan" - Washington Examiner
• "Franciscan University of Steubenville Takes Stand to Respect and Protect Life" - Catholic Online
• "First Shoe Drops: Catholic School Drops ObamaCare" - Investors.com
• Michael Hernon, vice president of Advancement, on On the Record with Greta VanSusteren on FOX News Channel, Wednesday, May 16
   

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