WASHINGTON-The Office of General Counsel of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) filed an amicus curiae brief in the U.S. Supreme Court, February 1, on behalf of USCCB, the Texas Catholic Conference and several Christian partners in support of a Texas law mandating health and safety standards protecting women who undergo abortions. Other groups joining the brief include the National Association of Evangelicals, the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod, the Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission of the Southern Baptist Convention, and the Southern Baptists of Texas Convention. The case is Whole Woman's Health v. Hellerstedt, currently before the U.S. Supreme Court.
"There is ample evidence in this case that hospital admitting privileges and ambulatory surgical center requirements protect women's lives and health," said the brief. "When such requirements are not enforced, abuses detrimental to women's lives and health arise."
The brief noted that some abortion clinics have declared the standards too strict, although the standards are similar to those issued by the abortion industry. It added that abortion providers "should not be allowed to rely upon their own failure to comply with health and safety laws" as a reason to strike such laws down. The brief said the providers' resistance to such regulations is not in the best interests of women's health and safety. It also noted that over 40 years of precedent, including the Court's 1992 decision in Planned Parenthood v. Casey, reaffirms that states may regulate abortion to protect maternal life and health.
Full text of the brief is available online: www.usccb.org/about/general-counsel/amicus-briefs/upload/Whole-Woman-s-Health-v-Hellerstedt.pdf
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WASHINGTON-The Office of General Counsel of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) filed an amicus curiae brief in the U.S. Supreme Court, February 1, on behalf of USCCB, the Texas Catholic Conference and several Christian partners in support of a Texas law mandating health and safety standards protecting women who undergo abortions. Other groups joining the brief include the National Association of Evangelicals, the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod, the Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission of the Southern Baptist Convention, and the Southern Baptists of Texas Convention. The case is Whole Woman's Health v. Hellerstedt, currently before the U.S. Supreme Court."There is ample evidence in this case that hospital admitting privileges and ambulatory surgical center requirements protect women's lives and health," said the brief. "When such requirements are not enforced, abuses detrimental to women's lives and health arise."The brief noted that some abortion clinics have decla...
(Vatican Radio) Republican Donald Trump and democrat Hillary Clinton are one step closer to becoming president of the United States after sweeping wins on Super Tuesday, the country’s biggest day of primary elections.Trump and Clinton won the majority as voters from nearly a dozen US States voted for their respective parties during the 1 March primaries.Former first lady and US Secretary of State, Clinton beat out her main rival among the democratic candidates, Bernie Sanders, despite focusing much of her attacks and attention on Trump.Meanwhile, the billionaire mogul Trump won the majority over his two main rivals in the republican party, Ted Cruz and Marco Rubio.The two candidates to win the primaries for the republican and democrat parties become the main contenders for the nation’s presidential election on 8 Nov.
(Vatican Radio) Republican Donald Trump and democrat Hillary Clinton are one step closer to becoming president of the United States after sweeping wins on Super Tuesday, the country’s biggest day of primary elections.
Trump and Clinton won the majority as voters from nearly a dozen US States voted for their respective parties during the 1 March primaries.
Former first lady and US Secretary of State, Clinton beat out her main rival among the democratic candidates, Bernie Sanders, despite focusing much of her attacks and attention on Trump.
Meanwhile, the billionaire mogul Trump won the majority over his two main rivals in the republican party, Ted Cruz and Marco Rubio.
The two candidates to win the primaries for the republican and democrat parties become the main contenders for the nation’s presidential election on 8 Nov.
Denver, Colo., Mar 2, 2016 / 12:44 am (CNA/EWTN News).- The Augustine Institute, a Denver-based Catholic graduate school for the laity, has announced this week that the Commission on Accrediting of Theological schools has granted it full accreditation.“This is a major milestone for us, especially coming in our tenth year of work,” the institute’s president, Dr. Tim Gray, said in a Feb. 29 video message.The Association of Theological Schools’ help in guidance through the difficult process has helped the Augustine Institute “improve the quality of our graduate education and professional standards,” Dr. Gray noted.He said that he looks forward to “leading the Augustine Institute’s graduate school of theology to more distinguished achievements” including the development of a scholarship program.“With the help of our generous benefactors, our students will be able to put their theological and practical training to immediate use ...
Denver, Colo., Mar 2, 2016 / 12:44 am (CNA/EWTN News).- The Augustine Institute, a Denver-based Catholic graduate school for the laity, has announced this week that the Commission on Accrediting of Theological schools has granted it full accreditation.
“This is a major milestone for us, especially coming in our tenth year of work,” the institute’s president, Dr. Tim Gray, said in a Feb. 29 video message.
The Association of Theological Schools’ help in guidance through the difficult process has helped the Augustine Institute “improve the quality of our graduate education and professional standards,” Dr. Gray noted.
He said that he looks forward to “leading the Augustine Institute’s graduate school of theology to more distinguished achievements” including the development of a scholarship program.
“With the help of our generous benefactors, our students will be able to put their theological and practical training to immediate use for the sake of souls and for the greater glory of God,” he said.
Academic Dean Dr. Christopher Blum lauded the accreditation, saying that it “affirms the academic integrity and excellent student services the school has provided over the years.”
The Augustine Institute opened its doors in 2005 as a graduate school for the laity, in response to St. John Paul II’s call for a New Evangelization. Since then, through its Denver campus and distance-education program that launched in 2008, the school has had over 200 graduates.
It launched a parish programing initiative in 2010 with “YDisciple,” a Catholic formation program for teens and their mentors, and has since created adult programs for parishes and RCIA groups including the popular “Lectio” and “Symbolon” series.
In 2014, the institute teamed up with Lighthouse Media and Ignatius Press to offer Catholic faith formation programs to a wider audience and opened an Orange County campus on the Christ Cathedral grounds.
Last year, the institute launched Formed.org, a website for individuals and parishes offering access to all of its parish video programs, along with several Ignatius Press book titles, feature films, and Lighthouse Media audio presentations.
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