As a life-long, prolife Catholic, I mistakenly thought I knew almost everything there was to know about life issues. That changed several years ago when I began working for the Healthcare Advocacy and Leadership Organization (HALO) whose mission is to be “a voice for the medically vulnerable.” Previously, I had not realized that hospitals commonly […]
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General Principles This document sets forth general principles and attempts to help people advocate for themselves and their loved ones. Patients and their families are in the best position to determine to what degree this advice pertains to them and can assist them in advocating for their loved ones. What is contained in this document is not legal
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From the National Catholic Bioethics Center regarding COVID vaccine mandates that would include children and other vulnerable persons: We emphasize the importance of respecting the rightful role of parents or legal representatives in making medical decisions for minors or others incapable of giving their own consent. These decisions must be made on a case-by-case basis
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Reconnecting the Sacraments with the Moral Life Sadly, our world is more divided than ever before. Even a cursory glance at politics, education, or culture suffices to give one the impression that compromise is often no longer possible. The most essential principle to any civilization is the respect owing to every single human person, and even this
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The items in this plan of action are always necessary but have become an urgent need during our current time of crisis. The crises resulting from Covid-19 are grave. These have included the sickness and death caused by the virus itself, overreach by healthcare officials in not allowing visitation of seriously ill and dying loved
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Statement of the Healthcare Civil Rights Task Force Parents have always been responsible for raising, caring for, and loving their children. The duty of parents is to act in the best interests of their children, who have been entrusted to them by God. The family is foundational to the good of society. The family is the vehicle for God’s love to spread into
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Emily Cook, Texas Right to Life’s General Counsel, presents the three points you NEED to know about brain death diagnosis in Texas, including the three questions you ABSOLUTELY MUST ask the doctors caring for your loved one.
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Teresa Tomeo interviewed CMF CURO’s Michael Vacca on Tuesday, February 1, 2022 for her Catholic Connection radio program. What does the Catholic Church say about conscience, vaccines and mandates? Michael Vacca shared sections of the Catechism and emphasized that “our relationship with Christ is at the heart of conscience.”
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For Immediate Release Washington, DC, March 8, 2021 Contact: Michael Vacca, Christ Medicus Foundation: (248) 897-0599 UPDATED FEBRUARY 4, 2022 As Members of the Health Care Civil Rights Task Force, our respective organizations have been fielding an increasing number of inquiries relating to individuals being required to take the COVID-19 vaccine. We offer this press
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Articles, fact sheets, interviews, FAQs and other COVID-19 related resources.
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