Public Comments & Briefs

 

The National Catholic Bioethics Center monitors developments in public policy that affect human dignity, and respond with written comment and/or testimony as advocates for the protection of human dignity. These comments are shared broadly with other agencies, and with NCBC constituents in order to keep all interested individuals informed so that they are better prepared to provide their own response.

Public Comments & Briefs

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Court of Appeals for the 5th District Rules Hospitals are not Required to Perform Abortions under EMTALA
Assisted Reproductive Technology
Brief of Amici Curiae Susan B. Anthony Pro-Life America and United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, et al.
Amici Curiae in Support of Petitions and Reversal
NCBC joins the NCPD, and the NACN, USA in Opposing Minnesota Effort to Legalize Physician Assisted Death, Recognizing the Vulnerability to Such Proposals by Persons with Disabilities (Copy)
NCBC joins the NCPD, and the NACN, USA in Opposing Minnesota Effort to Legalize Physician Assisted Death, Recognizing the Vulnerability to Such Proposals by Persons with Disabilities
NCBC, While Welcoming HHS’s Protections of Foster Children, Expresses Concern for Proposed Policies which Single Out Requirements for Addressing the Welfare of LGBTQ+ Youths
NCBC Joined with Colleague Agencies in Advocating for Life Affirming Language in National Institutes of Health [NIH] Mission Statement
NCBC Joins Colleague Agencies in Encouraging the U.S. Dept. of HHS to Modify its Regulatory Proposal Protecting those with Disabilities, to be Consistent with the Best Interest of All the Vulnerable
Colleague Organization, the Catholic Medical Society, Helps to Retain the Opposition of the American Medical Association to Physician Assisted Suicide
The CMA, The NCBC, and the NACN-USA Submitted a Public Comment in Opposition to Significant Provisions of the EEOC's "Regulations to Implement the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act"
NCBC Partners with Other Organizations to Oppose Violations of Conscience in the HHS Grant Allocation Process
CMA Releases Position Paper on Gender Ideology and Its Harm to Children
NCBC Partners with Other Organizations to Oppose Violations of Conscience in the HHS Grant Allocation Process
NCBC and CMA Join Other Organizations in Attempting to Protect Women from the FDA's Dangerous Policies on Chemical Abortion
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit ruled U.S. FDA Must Restore Safeguards for Chemical Abortion Drugs
Decision of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas: Federal Administration Forced to Fund Fertility Awareness as a Preventable Service Under the Affordable Care Act
Statement of the NCBC to the Determination of Death Committee of the Uniform Law Commission
NCBC Joins Others in Amicus Opposing Federal Governments Insistence that Emergency Rooms Must Provide Abortions
NCBC Joins Others in Opposing HHS Reproductive Privacy Health Care Rule
NCBC Joins EPPC Scholars and Others in Opposing HIPAA Reproductive Health Care Policy
NCBC Submits Public Comment on Coverage of Certain Preventive Services Under the Affordable Care Act
NCBC Submits Public Comment Opposing the Weakening of Conscience Protections RE: the “HHS Contraceptive Mandate"
Public Comment to DEA on the Proposed Rule Requiring In-Person Medical Assessment for the Prescription of Controlled Substances
Public Comment to HHS on the Proposed 2023 Conscience Rule Undoing Some of the Protections of President Trump’s 2019 Rule
NCBC joins the USCCB and 4 other Organizations in Opposing the Definition of “Sex” in HHS Regulations Pursuant to the Affordable Care Act
Non-prescription Drugs Advisory Committee and the Obstetrics, Reproductive and Urologic Drugs Advisory Committee
NCBC, joining with other organizations, convinces court that US HHS’ recent EMTALA guidance should be enjoined.
Texas v. Becerra Order
CHCLA’s Amicus Brief