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    • National Catholic Bioethics Center Supports Conscience Protection Act of 2016
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    • Official Testimony on Three-Parent Embryos for the Institute of Medicine
    • HHS Mandate Continues to Oppress as The NCBC Defends Religious Freedom
    • Transfer of Care vs. Referral: A Crucial Moral Distinction
    • 500 Groups Join the NCBC in Protecting Health Care Coverage
    • Catholic Nurses get a Voice at the UN
    • The NCBC Joins the Official Pennsylvania Coalition to Stop Doctor-Prescribed Suicide
    • The NCBC Notes the Passing of Cardinal Francis George
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    • The NCBC Continues to Support Religious Freedom
    • NCBC President, Dr. John Haas, Reporting from Rome this Week
    • Physician-Assisted Suicide and the Death of Brittany Maynard
    • The National Catholic Bioethics Center Comments on New HHS Proposed Rules
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    • HHS Mandate Regulatory Updates Fail to Respect Religious Liberty
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    • Dr. John Haas Delivers Successful Presentations on Eugenics in Modern Society
    • The NCBC Response to SCOTUS Decision in Support of Religious Freedom
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    • Pope Francis Affirms Natural Marriage, Not Same-Sex Civil Unions
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