Category Archives: Published Articles

Talking Points on ObamaCare

This is a series of short talking points that the Couple to Couple League (CCL) has provided to their volunteers as information to be used in speaking out in various ways against the ObamaCare mandate on contraception. Feel free to … Continue reading

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Stand up, speak out, be heard

by Gerri Laird from Family Foundation, a publication of The Couple to Couple League, May/June 2012, pp. 12-13 Most of us have heard our bishops speak out against the HHS mandate on contraception, sterilization and abortion-inducing drugs, but did you … Continue reading

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The Line in the Sand: Religious liberty and health care

by Bob Laird From Family Foundation a publication of The Couple to Couple League, May/June 2012, pp. 8-11. The Obama Administration has drawn a line in the sand, daring Catholics to practice their faith in the public square.  There is … Continue reading

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Lairds participate in Conference on Religious Freedom

Stand up for religious freedom A conference gives Catholics the tools to take the Faith into the public square. By Katie Bahr | Arlington Catholic Herald Approximately 250 people gathered in Springfield Saturday morning for a religious liberty conference co-sponsored … Continue reading

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Bob Laird – Obama’s 99% Birth Control Figure So Wrong the Washington Post Notices

by Bob Laird | Washington, DC | LifeNews.com | 2/20/12 11:42 AM The Washington Post and its “Fact Checker,” Glenn Kessler, gave the media a rating of “two pinocchios” for failing to verify a claim made by President Obama and … Continue reading

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Bob Laird – LifeNews.com – Catholics Hold Obama Accountable for Consience Violations

Catholics Hold Obama Accountable for Conscience Violations by Bob Laird, published on LifeNews.com on January 30, 2012.  Originally published in HLI America’s Truth and Charity Forum, January 30, 2012 as “Keeping Religious Liberty Front and Center.” As we move closer to … Continue reading

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Bob Laird – Neurosurgery for Elderly “Units” Under ObamaCare

Neurosurgery for Elderly “Units” Under ObamaCare – By Bob Laird A neurologist is called to the hospital in the middle of the night to treat an elderly patient who arrives with a brain aneurysm. The normal procedure would be immediate … Continue reading

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WSJ – The Church of Kathleen Sebelius

A zealous administration wants to require all health insurance plans to cover contraception, sterilization and drugs known to induce abortion. By WILLIAM MCGURN In the church of Kathleen Sebelius, there is little room for dissent. “We are in a war,” … Continue reading

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Bob Laird: HHS Panel Recommends Free Contraceptives and Sterilizations in All Health Care

HHS Panel Recommends Free Contraceptives and Sterilizations in All Health Care Plans, HLI America Truth & Charity Forum, 7/20/2011 By Bob Laird A good friend and pro-life OB-GYN physician once told me of a sign posted in the residency offices … Continue reading

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Bob Laird: Abortion is not Standard Medicine

‘Abortion not standard medicine’ Medical professionals are called to pressure politicians and colleagues on behalf of the unborn following the annual White Mass. By Bob Laird For the Catholic Herald Richard Doerflinger, associate director of the U.S. bishops’ Secretariat for … Continue reading

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Bob Laird: Freedom of Choice in Health Care

Freedom of choice in health care, Arlington Catholic Herald, 9/3/2008 by Bob Laird It was an interesting experience the first time being in a restaurant, ordering a “Coke,” and being asked, “Is Pepsi alright?,” as if I might be somewhat … Continue reading

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