5. Sorry you were raped, but we won’t help you.
The bishops get $10 million each year from the federal government to provide care to unaccompanied immigrant children who are fleeing abuse and torture in their home countries. Federal law requires the bishops to provide these young people with access to medical care, including emergency contraception and abortion. But the bishops refuse to do so, even if the teen has been raped while in their care. Religious freedom is a fundamental right, but that right doesn’t include using government money to impose your beliefs on others in our society and cause them harm, which is exactly what the bishops are doing.
