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Pro Life Victory: Senate Bill 3 Passes
Tue, 06/7/11 – 15:56

The Pennsylvania State Senate voted 37 to 12 today to pass Senate Bill 3.
The federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) requires states to operate and maintain “health insurance exchanges” to provide a menu …

Redirect Tobacco Settlement Fund Back to Health Care
Tue, 06/7/11 – 14:26
Redirect Tobacco Settlement Fund Back to Health Care

HARRISBURG (June 7) – More than 800,000. That is the number of Pennsylvanians who currently do not have health insurance, including the 40,000 who lost their coverage in February when Pennsylvania’s adultBasic health insurance program …

Join the Public Policy Conversation Online
Mon, 06/6/11 – 12:54
Join the Public Policy Conversation Online

Earlier this year, Pope Benedict XVI said of social media, “I would like then to invite Christians, confidently and with an informed and responsible creativity, to join the network of relationships which the digital era …

Twisted Ethics in the Pro-Abortion Mindset
Tue, 05/31/11 – 16:00

The posturing in opposition to the Mensch Amendment to Senate Bill 732 and House Bill 574 in Pennsylvania has been a public lesson in the twisted ethics of the pro-abortion mindset.
The Mensch Amendment and House …

“I wanted to go to school”
Fri, 05/27/11 – 10:07
“I wanted to go to school”

That’s what the difference was for one EITC scholarship recipient, Junior Courtney Scheingraber, after she used school choice scholarships to transfer to Lancaster Catholic. Scheingraber was one of the speakers at a recent press conference …

Strengthening Abortion Regulations: Why Support the Mensch Amendment?
Tue, 05/24/11 – 15:14
Strengthening Abortion Regulations: Why Support the Mensch Amendment?

The Pennsylvania Senate will not vote on Senate Bill 732 this week, but they may consider the Mensch Amendment to Senate Bill 732 in the coming weeks.  The Pennsylvania Catholic Conference has asked its pro-life …

Important Pro Life Votes – Contact Your Senator
Fri, 05/20/11 – 9:03

Two important pro-life bills may be considered in the Senate early next week. Please contact your legislator today to urge him or her to vote pro-life!

Today is Primary Election Day
Tue, 05/17/11 – 7:31
Today is Primary Election Day

Today is Primary Election Day in Pennsylvania. We are voting for judicial and municipal candidates. Polls close at 8:00 pm. Exercise your faithful citizenship. VOTE!
For information about polling places and election equipment, go to votesPA.com.

ACE PA Update May 13, 2011
Fri, 05/13/11 – 14:55

News for Advocates for Catholic Education in Pennsylvania
May 13, 2011
 
School Choice Update:
Senate Bill 1 – Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! Your hard work is paying off.  Senate Bill 1 is positioned to run …

Abortion clinics should be held to the same standard as other ambulatory surgical facilities
Thu, 05/12/11 – 15:26
Abortion clinics should be held to the same standard as other ambulatory surgical facilities

The deaths of one woman and seven newborn babies in the Philadelphia abortion clinic of Dr. Kermit Gosnell have many asking how Pennsylvania should respond. One proposal, House Bill 574, aims to improve oversight of …