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Catholic Church and Stem Cells

Good News

2008 Good News Monthly Newsletter
April 2008	MCC’s Rita Linhardt speaks on the Death Penalty at “Gospel of Life” Convention	Funds Earmarked for Human Life Science Research	Immigration Legislation Continues to Move Forward
Jan. 2008	A Letter from the Executive Director	Public Policy Committee Welcomes New Members	MCC Public Policy Priorities for 2008
2007 Good News Monthly Newsletter
Nov. 2007	Catholic Citizens - the Real Heroes of the Missouri Catholic Conference	Catholic students may participate in virtual school courses \| “Dream Act” fails to move out of U.S. Senate	MCC Retrospective: Citizens’ Network Tackling the Tough Issues
Oct. 2007	State Children’s Health Insurance Program Threatened	Gulf Coast a Long Way from Recovery, Bishop Tells Missourians	Catholic Perspectives on Climate Change
Sept. 2007	Missourians Launch Campaign to Prohibit Human Cloning	Tax Credits \| Number of Uninsured Increases \| MCC Citizen Recognition Awards to be Presented at Annual Assembly, September 29, 2007	MCC Retrospective: Early Education Battles
July 2007	Immigration Reform – Where Do We Go From Here?/ Catholic Pleas For a More Just Farm Bill Go Unheeded	Circuit Attorney Concludes Investigation in Death Penalty Case	New Study sees Turn Around on Public Opinion about Abortion Among Young Adults
June 2007	2007 Legislative Session Fraught with Controversy	Missouri State Senate- 2007 Votes of Interest	Missouri House of Representatives- 2007 Votes of Interest
April 2007	Sale of MOHELA’s Assets Moves Forward Despite Opposition	Death Penalty Bills Continue to Move Forward/ Tax Cuts & Pro-Life Bill	State Lawmakers Struggle to Construct New Medicaid Program
March 2007	More than 1000 Attend Anti-Cloning Lobby Day/ House Rejects Scholarships for Poor Children	Controversy Surrounds HPV Vaccine to Help Prevent Cervical Cancer	Death Penalty Moratorium Bill has Hearing in House Committee
Feb. 2007	Taxes and Healthcare	A Letter from the Executive Director	Former Federal Prosecutor to Speak at Anti-Death Penalty Lobby Day
2006 Good News Monthly Newsletter
Dec. 2006	Taking Leadership on Women’s Health Care	No Taxpayer Funding for Human Cloning	Anti-Cloning Lobby Day
Oct. 2006	Missouri Bishops’ Pastoral Letter on Amendment 2	Missouri Catholic Conference 2006 Annual Assembly a Huge Success	Public Policy Committee Welcomes New Members
Sept. 2006	Missouri Catholic Conference Supports Minimum Wage Increase in Missouri	Missouri Catholic Conference Announces Citizen Recognition Award Recipients	Dr. Richard Chole, MD, to be Keynote Speaker at 2006 Annual Assembly
June 2006	Immigration: Rhetoric versus Realities	Migration and Immigration Resources	MCC Seeks Citizen Recognization Award Nominees
May 2006	2006 Legislative Session: Successes & Disappointments	Senate Votes of Interest	House Votes of Interest
April 2006	Little Progress Regulating Abortion in 2006 Session	Scholarship Bill/ DNA Restitution	Taking a Stand for Life
March 2006	Intervention with U.S. Senate on Immigration Reform Urgently Needed	Ask Senator Talent to Oppose Human Cloning Amendment	Children Denied Medicaid Health Insurance
Jan. 2006	MCC 2006 Public Policy Priorities	Medicaid Cuts Reconsidered?	Public Policy Committee Welcomes New Members
2005 Good News Monthly Newsletter
Dec. 2005	The Face of Poverty	Missouri Catholics Assist Hurricane Evacuees	Do Not Sign Cloning Petition
Oct. 2005	Anti-Abortion Legislation Challenged in the Courts	Catholic Church and Stem Cells / Beyond Medicaid	A Perfect Storm May Await Poor This Winter
July 2005	The Politics of "Pro-Life"/ 2005 Special Legislative Session	Depart. of Corrections considering Faith-Based Treatment Program	New School Year Marks New Approach to Special Education
June 2005	MCC Reviews 2005 Legislative Session	Senate Votes of Interest (PDF)	House Votes of Interest (PDF)
April 2005	The Death Penalty	Actions at the Capitol	Citizen Recognition Award
February 2005	Senate Holds Hearings on Cloning Ban	Responses to Cloning Advocates	Gov. Blunt proposes Medicaid Cuts/ Anti-Death Penalty Bills
January 2005	Senators Support Cloning Ban	A Letter from Our Director	Where do the Medicaid Dollars Go?
2004 Good News Monthly Newsletter
December 2004	New Life Under Assault	Cloning Terminology	Adult vs. Embryonic/The Economic Issue
November 2004	2004 Election: Opportunities and Challenges	2004 Annual Assembly: Diverse and Informative	Cold Weather Rule Saves Lives
October 2004	Profits vs. Human Embryos, Part One	Profits vs. Human Embryos, Part 2	Understanding Amendment 3
September 2004	Economic and Health Benefits of Missiouri Medicaid, Part One	Economic and Health Benefits of Missiouri Medicaid, Part Two	2004 Annual Assembly Workshops
August 2004	Missouri Passes Marriage Amendment	Juvenile Executions	2004 Annual Assembly Keynot Speaker
July 2004	Missouri Bishops Issue Statement on Marriage Amendment	Voter Registration Drives	Medicaid Facts
May 2004	Standing Up for the Least Among Us: The Medicaid Debate	Marriage Amendment	Thank You for Your Support
April 2004	Alternatives to Abortion Remain Unfunded	House Holds Hearing on Cloning Bill	Human Cloning Ban Stalled in House
March 2004	MCC Fights Medicaid Cuts	Human Cloning Ban Fails Vote in Senate Committee	Child Welfare/Marriage Amendment/Concealed Weapons
February 2004	MC+ for Kids Awareness Campaign Begins	Missouri Bishops Letter to Legislators on Same Sex Marriage	Committees Hold Hearings on Corrections Bills
January 2004	Alternatives to Abortion Deserves Funding	Debate on Human Cloning Continues	Programs Help Solve Problems with Predatory Lending