facebook
rss
twitter
  • About
    • Contact
    • Elementary & Secondary Education Department
    • Social Concerns Department
  • Legislative Review
  • Issues
    • Catholic Education
    • Faith and Politics
    • Health Care
    • Life and Dignity
    • Marriage and Family
    • Religious Liberty
    • Social Justice
  • Bishops’ Statements
    • En Español
  • Resources
    • Bulletin Inserts
    • Church Documents
    • PA Catholic Statistics
    • Related Sites
    • Send A Letter to The Editor
  • Subscribe
    • RSS Feeds
    • Via E-mail
  • Contact
  • Podcast

Down Syndrome Protection Act Passes Senate Committee

UPDATE: On June 13, 2018, House Bill 2050 was reported out of the Senate Judiciary Committee with a vote of 10-5. The next step will be a vote on the floor of the Senate. Urge your state Senator to vote YES to protect children with Down syndrome in the womb through the Catholic Advoca
Read More
June 13, 2018
by Hill
Comments are off
abortion, Down Syndrome, pro-life, Rep. Judy Ward, Speaker Mike Turzai

Down Syndrome Protection Act Passes House

Legislation that would prohibit the abortion of a child due solely to a diagnosis of possible Down syndrome passed the House of Representatives on April 16 by a vote of 139-56. Under current law, a woman can obtain an abortion prior to 24 weeks gestational age for any reason, except i
Read More
April 18, 2018
by Blue
Comments are off
abortion, Down Syndrome, pro-life, Rep. Judy Ward, Speaker Mike Turzai

House Speaker Mike Turzai and Rep. Judy Ward Unveil Legislation to Protect Babies with Down Syndrome

House Speaker Mike Turzai (R-Allegheny) and Rep. Judy Ward (R-Blair) issued the following press release:  House Speaker Mike Turzai and Rep. Judy Ward are introducing legislation that would prohibit the abortion of a child due solely to a diagnosis of possible Down syndrome. Down synd
Read More
February 02, 2018
by Blue
Comments are off
Down Syndrome, pro-life, Rep. Judy Ward, Speaker Turzai

Hot Issues

  • Faithful Citizenship
  • Pro Life
  • Religious Liberty
  • School Choice

Recent Posts

Debate in PA House on House Bill 300; Exposing Underlying Components
May 03, 2023
This Week at the PA Capitol: Debate on the “Fairness Bill”
Apr 27, 2023
PA Sen. Judy Ward Talks About Real Alternatives and Crisis Pregnancy Centers
Apr 17, 2023

All Issues

  • Catholic Education
  • Faith and Politics
  • Health Care
  • Life and Dignity
  • Marriage and Family
  • Religious Liberty
  • Social Justice

banner

Sign up to join the Catholic Advocacy Network today!

CClogo© 2021 Pennsylvania Catholic Conference. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons
Attribution Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 Unported License.
Bookmark and Share Site by Halibut Blue® | Login