Diocese of Rockville Centre joins lawsuit against federal government

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The Diocese of Rockville Centre has joined Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Rockville Centre and Catholic Health Services of Long Island in a federal lawsuit seeking to block the recent Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, key health care legislation signed into law by President Barack Obama in March 2010. The suits were filed under the opinion that it is unconstitutional for the government to require religious organizations to provide, pay for or facilitate access to services that are contrary to their religious beliefs.