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Catholic Health Care Advocacy Then & Now

This article appears in the Spring 2013 issue of PCC’s Viewpoint newsletter. Catholic health care has been part of the Pennsylvania landscape since the first religious sisters bravely traveled to the New World to aid sick and vulnerable colonists in Philadelphia. With faith and
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June 24, 2013
by Hill
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adultBasic, advance directives, Catholic health care, children's health insurance program, CHIP, emergency contraception, health insurance, living will, PCHA, PCHA 50th Anniversary

Lowering Age Limit For Single-Dose Emergency Contraception Irresponsible and Disappointing

WASHINGTON—The April 30 move by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to approve over-the-counter sale of “Plan B One-Step” to minors 15 years and older is a “disappointment,” said a spokesperson for the Secretariat of Pro-Life Activities of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bisho
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May 02, 2013
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Dierdre McQuade, emergency contraception, FDA, Pennsylvania Catholic, Plan B, sexually transmitted disease, USCCB

Checking the Mirrors: A Legislative Year in Review

This time of year, it is fitting to look back – to check the mirrors, so to speak, before looking ahead.In 2007, these issues grabbed headlines. Health Care Perhaps the most emotionally charged issue of 2007 was HB 288, the Compassionate Assistance for Rape Emergencies Act. The
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January 01, 2008
by Hill
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2007, anti-discrimination, conscience protection, discrimination, emergency contraception, health care reform, marriage amendment, pre-k, pre-kindergarten, pre-school, pro-life, sexual orientation

The Question of Religious Freedom

Each year in July, we get a day off to celebrate our country – the land of the free and home of the brave; but what is freedom? In particular, what is religious freedom? When asked this question, most of us think of the First Amendment in the Bill of Rights of the United States
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July 01, 2007
by Hill
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conscience, conscience protection, emergency contraception, religious freedom

Never Say “Never”

Never say “never.” We’ve all heard that one before. Religious liberty was once sacrosanct in the public policy debate. Many laws included a conscience exception to preserve constitutional integrity. It was absurd to think a law would compel a person to do something a
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June 01, 2007
by Hill
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abortion, catholic hospitals, emergency contraception, gay marriage, marriage, marriage amendment, marriage protection, religious freedom, Religious Liberty, same sex marriage

Emergency Contraception and Religious Freedom

In Harrisburg, a legislative mandate for hospitals to provide emergency contraception (EC) to victims of sexual assault is being considered. This drug treatment is confusing. How does it work? Where does the Catholic Church stand? Why should citizens care? EC is a high dose of birth c
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October 01, 2006
by Hill
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abortion, catholic hospitals, conscience protection, emergency contraception, mandates, pro-life, religious freedom, Religious Liberty

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