Source: www.breitbart.com – Saturday, August 18, 2012
The Catholic News Agency reported that on Friday presumptive Republican Vice Presidential nominee Paul Ryan called the recent "federal mandate that requires most employers to offer health insurance plans that offer contraception, sterilization and abortion-inducing drugs… [an] assault on our religious liberties." The comment came in a conference call held with a group called Catholics2012.org :  In an August 17 conference call organized by the online fundraising group Catholics2012.org, Rep. Ryan (R-Wis.) said that he tries to apply the teachings of his Catholic faith to his work. . . The vice presidential candidate also discussed religious liberty concerns that have taken center stage in the Catholic community over the last several months. The concerns center around a federal mandate that requires most employers to offer health insurance plans that offer contraception, sterilization and abortion-inducing drugs, even if doing so violates their consciences. The mandate has drawn criticism from groups representing a wide variety of religious and political backgrounds. It is currently the subject of numerous lawsuits throughout the country. Critics of the mandate have said that it infringes upon religious freedom and could force Catholic hospitals, schools and charitable institutions to shut down rather than violate their sincerely-held religious convictions. Ryan warned that this “assault on our religious liberties” constitutes “

Paul Ryan Tells Catholics Federal Mandate is an ‘Assault on Our Religious Liberties’