Pages tagged "Life and Bioethics"

The Catholic Spirit: Surrogacy touches abortion, children's rights

Feminists, children of surrogate mothers and biomedical ethicists united to send a clear message to a Minnesota State Legislature commiss...

Continue reading…
The Catholic Spirit: MCC: Welfare, surrogacy, school choice top MCC’s legislative priorities

(By Maria Wiering, The Catholic Spirit) The Minnesota Legislature reconvenes March 8 for its 2016 session, scheduled to end May 23. For t...

Continue reading…
The Catholic Spirit: MCC: Surrogacy commission, drug sentencing reform among legislative wins

(May 27, 2016 – The Catholic Spirit – Maria Wiering) The establishment of a surrogacy commission, passage of drug sentencing reform legis...

Continue reading…
The Catholic Spirit: MCC ‘very proud’ of passage of prenatal diagnosis bill

(May 22, 2015, The Catholic Spirit, Joe Towalski) Other legislation supported by Minnesota Catholic Conference didn’t fare as well during...

Continue reading…
The Catholic Spirit: MCC ‘very proud’ of passage of prenatal diagnosis bill

Other legislation supported by Minnesota Catholic Conference didn’t fare as well during 2015 state legislative session Thanks to the work...

Continue reading…
Opposition to CHEER Act Amendment to SF 1458 (S1458A62)

Jason AdkinsApril 28, 2015 UNCONSTITUTIONAL:  The federal rule on which the CHEER Act is based has been held to insufficiently protect th...

Continue reading…
The Visitor: State's Catholic bishops highlight policy priorities in meetings with governor, legislators

For Bishop Donald Kettler and the other Catholic bishops of Minnesota, spending a “day on the hill” March 5 with Gov. Mark Dayton and sta...

Continue reading…
The Catholic Spirit: Living ‘life’ in a throw away culture

There is an increase today in the demand for convenience, a growing disdain for anything that causes us any sort of burden or pain. Where...

Continue reading…
The Catholic Spirit: Building bridges: Minnesota Catholic Conference expects Church-supported bills to draw support from both sides of the aisle

With the state House of Representatives switching to Republican control after last fall’s elections and the Senate and governor’s office ...

Continue reading…
The Catholic Spirit: MN bill would help families of babies with chromosomal disorders

As difficult as it was for Kelly and Justin Hodges to learn that their baby would be born with Trisomy 21, the information and support th...

Continue reading…