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Welcome to the Texas Catholic Conference, the Official Public Policy Voice of the Catholic Bishops of Texas.
OUR MISSION
The primary purpose of the Conference is to encourage and foster cooperation and communication among the dioceses and the ministries of the Catholic Church of Texas.
A major function of the Conference is to be the public policy arm of the Conference's Board of Directors, the bishops of Texas, before the Texas legislature, the Texas delegation in Congress, and state agencies. The public policy issues addressed by the Conference include institutional concerns of the Catholic Church as well as issues related to Catholic social teachings.
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Life Issues
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Our foundational principle to protect the life and dignity of all human persons calls us to work to end abortion, euthanasia, destruction of human embryos, cloning and assisted suicide.
Legislative Priorities.Life Issues: Our foundational principle to protect the life and dignity of all human persons calls us to work to end abortion, euthanasia, destruction of human embryos, cloning and assisted suicide.
Support “Trigger Ban” legislation that would abolish abortion in Texas when Roe v. Wade is overturned by the U.S. Supreme Court.
Support efforts to strengthen judicial bypass in parental consent law.
Support efforts to assure that Woman’s Right to Know brochures are distributed appropriately.
Support “Choose Life” license plate legislation.
Support state funding to abortion alternative providers.
Stop all state funding to abortion providers.
Ensure that all reporting of abortions is accurate and includes outcome, including death or injury to mother.
Oppose any legislation that would allow or fund embryonic stem cell research.
Support ban on all forms of human cloning, including opposing legislation that allows for the creation of cloned embryos that would be destroyed.
Support strong enforcement for regulatory violations of abortion providers.
Support allowing women seeking abortions to view ultrasounds.
Support requiring all abortion clinics to be subject to the same standards as the Surgical Ambulatory clinics.
Click here to download all 81st Legislative Session Priorities
Click here to look at Life issues legislation that the TCC supported or opposed during the last legislative session.
Statements of Bishops
Texas Bishops Respond to Amnesty International (en español)
Public Testimony & Letters
Testimony on Respect for Life
PUBLIC TESTIMONY PUBLIC TESTIMONY
HOUSE COMMITTEE ON STATE AFFAIRS
TEXAS HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
APRIL 2, 2007
Most Reverend Kevin W. Vann, Diocese of Fort Worth
Testimony on Embryonic Stem Cell Research
PRESENTATION TO HOUSE COMMITTEE ON STATE AFFAIRS
TEXAS HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
APRIL 12, 2007
Fr. Joseph C. Howard, Jr.
FAQs
Why is the Church opposed to abortion?
What is the "trigger ban" and why does TCC support it?
Is the Church opposed to all stem cell research?
Why do we care about cord blood?
Why is the Church opposed to in-vitro fertilization?
What does the Church teach on euthanasia?
What does the Church teach about end-of-life-issues? Is it ever right to stop treatment?
Click here to visit our FAQ page
Resources
Abortion
Embryonic Stem Cell Research, In-vitro fertilization, and Human Cloning
End of Life Issues
USCCB Issue pages:
Abortion
Euthanasia/End of Life Issues
Cloning/Embryo Research/Stem Cell Research
Contraception
In Vitro Fertilization
Morning After Pill
Partial Birth Abortion
Roe v Wade
RU 486
Women
The Second Look Project (USCCB)
National Catholic Bioethics Center
The NCBC conducts research, consultation, publishing and education to promote human dignity in health care and the life sciences, and derives its message directly from the teachings of the Catholic Church.
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life issues