Adoption is a deeply personal and emotional decision for birth parents. It is a loving and life affirming choice; but each adoption decision may be grounded in very different circumstances. Pennsylvania law allows for open adoptions but also establishes a mediation process where adopt

Pennsylvania abortion rates are declining. In 2012, there were 34,536 abortions – nearly five percent fewer than the year before. Most abortions in Pennsylvania are performed on unmarried women (89 percent). The decline is unequivocally attributed to them. Yet according to the C

From The Catholic Witness- For the women who seek safety, support and services at Lourdeshouse, the residence is a maternity home like no other. They see it not as a shelter, but as a home, where they receive case management, proper nutrition, parenting classes and transportation in a

The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) specifically allows states to prohibit providers that participate in the insurance marketplace from covering elective abortions. To assure that elective abortion is not included in the federal exchange in Pennsylvania, the Commonw

Pro-life advocacy is a priority for PCC staff in each legislative session. The 2013-2014 session is no different, with staff and advocates working to keep taxpayer funded abortions out of the federal health care exchanges to be set up in Pennsylvania. Advocates, including you, can eas

Senate Bill 3, the bill that would ensure taxpayers do not fund abortions through the federal health care exchange administered in PA, was voted out of the Senate Banking and Insurance Committee today by a vote of 8 to 5. Senate Bill 3 now proceeds to the full Senate for a vote. Send

On January 22, 1973, in its twin decisions, Roe v. Wade and Doe v. Bolton, the U.S. Supreme Court created a constitutional right to abortion throughout the nine months of pregnancy. These decisions have been widely criticized on historical, scientific, and legal grounds. Scholar John

The U.S. Catholic bishops have launched a pastoral strategy addressing critical life, marriage and religious liberty concerns. The five-part strategy or call to prayer was approved by the bishops in November and is set to begin after Christmas. The overall focus is to invite Catholics

In consultation with the USCCB and other pro-life groups after yesterday’s announcement, it appears that a legislative remedy can be found to assure that the federally administered insurance exchange can exclude elective abortion coverage. Access to health care remains a priority conc

As the 2011-2012 legislative session comes to a close this month, some are already looking to next session and hoping for legislative victories on issues of importance. But, as the saying goes, to get where you’re going, you’ve got to know where you’ve been.  So, before we turn the ca