Free Speech Watch|All civil liberties must be respected, even in times of national emergency, however, the Freedom of Speech afforded by the U.S. Constitution is arguably the most important. In these days of the so-called “Patriot Act” our free speech is constantly under serious attack. This website monitors the efforts to protect our free speech. It also monitors the People’s reaction to those efforts.

“For President Obama to do this would be a huge blow to religious freedom and First Amendment rights,” said Tony Perkins, president of Family Research Council, a Washington-based conservative Christian think tank. … The former administration also said the rule was needed to ensure that federal money doesn’t flow to providers who violate those laws. But critics of the updated rule said it is too vague and cumbersome and could lead to patients being denied needed services …

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