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2008 Press Releases
May 16, 2008 Legislature Snubs Pro-life Bill
May 6, 2008 Appeals Court Rules Secretary of State Ballot Summary Acceptable
April 1, 2008 House Abortion Bill Amended in Committee
March 28, 2008 House Budget Committee Earmarks Funds for Human Life Science Research
Jan. 30, 2008 MO HealthNet Could Force Taxpayers to Pay for Abortions
Jan. 28, 2008 Missouri Bishops Issue Statement on Immigration Policy
Jan. 20, 2008 Governor’s Budget Favors Laptop Computers over Public Safety
Jan. 7, 2008 MCC Prepares for the 2008 Legislative Session
2007 Press Releases
Dec. 17, 2007 Governors of Missouri and New Jersey Take Different Approaches to Death Penalty, Serving  Victims
Nov. 7, 2007 U.S. Bishops Engage in 2007 Farm Bill Debate
Nov. 7, 2007 U.S. Supreme Court’s Execution Stay Results in Nationwide Stoppage of Executions
Oct. 29, 2007 Leadership Lacking in Kids’ Insurance Debate
Oct. 12, 2007 MCC Played Crucial Role in Gaining Health Insurance for Working Poor
Sept. 20, 2007 Missouri Catholic Conference Hails Gov. Blunt’s “Missouri Insure” Program
Sept. 5, 2007 Missouri Catholic Conference Announces 2007 Citizen Recognition Award Recipients
July 9, 2007 MCC applauds Governor's Signature on Anti-Abortion Bill
May 25, 2007 MCC Reviews 2007 Legislative Session
May 7, 2007 Missouri House Passes Sale of MOHELA’s Assets
April 30, 2007 Anti-Cloning Legislation Defeated in House Rules Committee
April 24, 2007 Sale of MOHELA’s Assets Moves Forward Despite Opposition
March 13, 2007 Missouri Voters Support Restoring Medicaid Cuts
March 9, 2007 New Projects List from Sale of MOHELA Retains Funding for Human Cloning Experiments
March 9, 2007 House Rejects Scholarships for Poor Children
Feb. 27, 2007 Anti-Cloning Lobby Day at the State Capitol to be held on March 7, 2007
Jan. 25, 2007 Missouri Catholic Conference Responds to Governor Matt Blunt’s State of the State Address
Jan. 5, 2007 Missouri Catholic Conference Applauds the New Jersey Commission Report Calling for Abolition of Capital Punishment: Missouri should look at its death penalty system.
2006 Press Releases
Dec. 29, 2006 Special Session to fund human cloning
Nov. 8, 2006 Missouri Passes Constitutional Right to Human Cloning
Nov. 8, 2006 Minimum Wage Icrease Passes
Aug. 31, 2006 Missouri Catholic Conference Supports Increase in Minimum Wage
Aug. 29, 2006 Missouri Catholic Conference Announces 2006 Citizen Recognition Award Recipients
Aug. 8, 2006 Missouri Knights of Columbus Partner with the MCC to Fight Human Cloning Amendment
July 20, 2006 Legislation allowing tax credits for contributions to crisis pregnancy centers signed into law
June 27, 2006 Political Contributions Returned
June 12, 2006 Missouri Catholic Conference Annual Assembly to be held on September 30, 2006
June 1, 2006 Missouri Catholic Conference seeks Nominations for Citizen Recognition Awards
May 12, 2006 Missouri Supreme Court Denies Human Cloning Petition Appeal
May 9, 2006 Human Cloning Petition Appealed Directly to the Missouri Supreme Court
April 28, 2006 MCC Opposes Anti-Immigration Bills
April 21, 2006 Political Contributions made by Embryonic Stem Cell Research Supporters
April 18, 2006 Human Cloning Petition Appealed to the Missouri Supreme Court
April 4, 2006 Human Cloning Bill Authorizes Human Cloning for Research
March 30, 2006 Pastoral Letter on the Death Penalty
March 28, 2006 Appeals Court Upholds Lower Court Ruling on Human Cloning Petition
March 14, 2006 Scholarship Tax Credits Bill Voted Out of Committee
Feb. 28, 2006 Missouri Supreme Court Upholds Informed Consent Before Abortion
Feb. 27, 2006 How to Remove Your Name from the Cloning Petition
Feb. 27, 2006 Immigration Issue Soon to be Considered by United States Senate
Feb. 10, 2006 Senator Talent withdraws his opposition to human cloning
Jan. 27, 2006 Missouri Bishops File Appeal in Stem Cell Ballot Title Case
Jan. 20, 2006 Stem Cell Ballot Title “Sufficient” Says Cole County Judge
Jan. 16, 2006
2005 Press Releases
Dec. 13, 2005 Missouri Bishops File Intervention in Human Cloning Initiative Petition
Nov. 28, 2005 Human Cloning Petition Challenged in Court
Nov. 28, 2005 Appeals Court Upholds Decision Striking Down Partial-Birth Abortion Ban
Oct. 28, 2005 Missouri Bishops ask for Preaching, Education on Human Cloning and Stem Cell Research
Oct. 17, 2005 Supreme Court Allows Missouri Inmate to have Abortion
Oct. 11, 2005 Embryonic Stem Cell Backers Seek Constitutional Amendment
Sept. 15, 2005 Special Session Delivers on Pro-life Legislation
Sept. 12, 2005 Missouri Senate Approves Pro-life Legislation
Sept. 9, 2005 Catholic Dioceses File Brief in Nebraska Marriage Case
May 31, 2005 Court Upholds States Rights to Restrict Funding to Abortion Providers
May 31, 2005 MCC Reacts to Congressional Passage of Embryonic Stem Cell Research Funding
May 19, 2005 MCC Reviews 2005 Legislative Session
May 4, 2005 Anti-Abortion Bills Modified to Mollify Anti-Life Groups
April 20, 2005 SB 2 Passes – Modifies Abortion Laws
April 12, 2005 Amendments Sink Scholarship Bill
April 7, 2005 House Passes Bill to Eliminate Medicaid
April 7, 2005 Senators Debate, Fail to Vote on Cloning Ban
March 31, 2005 House Committee Approves Bill to Eliminate Medicaid
March 30, 2005 MCC testifies against bill rejecting Pharmacists First Amendment Religious Rights
March 24, 2005 Missouri bishops issue joint statement on Medicaid Cuts
March 16, 2005 Missouri Bishops urge Catholics to support ban on human cloning
March 1, 2005 Supreme Court Bans Executions of Juvenile Offenders
February 15, 2005 Pro-life Lobby Day at the State Capitol to Ban Human Cloning
February 10, 2005 St. Louis and Kansas City Businesses Push for Embryonic Stem Cell Research
January 28, 2005 Tax Bill Offers Help to Catholic School Parents

 

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