The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops has taken its opposition to the pending health care bill to the nation's newspapers with a full-page ad that opposes the measure, based primarily on its inclusion of funding for abortions.

“For over 30 years, the Hyde Amendment and other longstanding and widely supported laws have prevented federal funding of elective abortions,” the ad says, according to LifeNews .com. “Yet the Senate health care reform bill violates this policy - and fails to protect the life, dignity and conscience of all.”

The new ads come at a time when the Catholic Health Association has endorsed the Senate bill and its endorsement resulted in pro-life Democratic Reps. James Oberstar and Dale Kildee supporting the bill, the story stated.

The ad can be found HERE.