Name
Michigan Catholic Conference
Phone
(800) 395-5565
Fax
(517) 372-3940
Address
510 S. Capitol Ave.
Lansing, MI 48933
Bishop-elect Msgr. Edward M. Lohse of the Diocese of Erie, Pennsylvania.

Lansing Update: A New Bishop in Kalamazoo

The Governor signed more MCC-backed gun safety legislation, and new information is provided on two MCC-supported packages to promote restorative justice for prisoners and crime victims. Finally, a new bishop for the Diocese of Kalamazoo was named this week, who will soon join the MCC Board of Directors. Read more in this Lansing Update

Michigan voters support long-standing regulations on abortion.

News Release: Polling Indicates Wide Voter Support for Restrictions on Abortion

Data Show Majority of Pro-Choice and Prop 3 Voters Support Parental Consent, Safety Standards

The legislative majority and Gov. Gretchen Whitmer would be going against the will of Michigan voters — and for the Governor, her own stated position — if legislation advances to remove the requirement that parents give consent for their children to undergo abortion, according to polling data released today by Michigan Catholic Conference (MCC). Read more…

A pensive-looking mother holding her young child against her chest with the child's head over her shoulder.

News Release: Legislative Majority to Impose Abortion Mandate on Michigan Employers

Proposal 3 voters did not ask for legislation that equates abortion to childbirth

Michigan Catholic Conference responded with strong opposition to the legislative majority’s approval of Senate Bill 147, which would create an abortion mandate on employers in Michigan. MCC notes in its statement that it is wrong to push employers into providing employee benefits related to abortion if they offer paid maternity leave or insurance coverage for childbirth, and that the premise of equating childbirth to abortion offends human dignity. Read more…

Exterior of the Michigan State Capitol Building in Lansing on a cloudy day.

The Word from Lansing: Against the Odds, MCC Stands Up for Catholics’ Freedom to Serve

Despite the uphill battle it entailed, MCC staff earlier this year deployed essentially every tool in the advocacy toolbox to fight for the rights of schools, charities, and organizations who wish to serve others in the public square according to the teachings of their faith. Read more about our advocacy efforts for putting religious protections in the state civil rights law in The Word from Lansing

A baby boy staring at the viewer.

News Release: Catholic Conference Urges Michigan House to Reject Abortion Mandate for Employers

Lawmakers Continue to Rush Controversial Abortion Bills Unrelated to Proposal 3

MCC is urging the state House to oppose legislation approved by a House committee that would equate abortion with childbirth by requiring a range of employers to pay for elective abortions as part of their employee benefit plans if they are also providing benefits related to pregnancy or childbirth. Read more…

Name
Michigan Catholic Conference
Phone
(800) 395-5565
Fax
(517) 372-3940
Email
Address
510 South Capitol Avenue
Lansing, Michigan 48933
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