Letter to Catholics Regarding Stem Cell Research
Posted October 1, 2007
News Releases
Catholic Conference Applauds Plummeting Support for Embryonic Stem Cell Research
News Release / Posted June 20, 2007
Michigan Catholic Conference Vice President for Public Policy Paul A. Long made the following comment today after President Bush vetoed legislation that would have required national funding for research that kills human embryos.
Statement Regarding U.S. Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals’ Partial-Birth Abortion Ruling
News Release / Posted June 4, 2007
Michigan Catholic Conference Vice President for Public Policy Paul A. Long made the following statement today after the U.S. Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals upheld Michigan’s Legal Birth Definition Act as unconstitutional.
Statement on Release of Jack Kevorkian
News Release / Posted May 31, 2007
MCC President and Chief Executive Officer Sister Monica Kostielney made the following statement regarding the issue of assisted suicide as it relates to Jack Kevorkian’s release from prison.
Michigan Bishops’ Statement on Federal Immigration Reform
Church Leaders’ Declaration Stresses Dignity for Immigrant Laborers
News Release / Posted May 17, 2007
In an effort to communicate the Church’s support for immigration reform that respects the dignity of immigrant laborers, the diocesan bishops of Michigan have composed a Statement on Federal Immigration Legislation.
Statement of Roman Catholic Bishops of Michigan on Federal Immigration Legislation
Posted April 29, 2007
Poll: Michigan Residents Overwhelmingly Opposed to Cloning and Destroying Human Embryos
News Release / Posted April 26, 2007
A statewide poll commissioned by the Michigan Catholic Conference reinforces the organization’s position that Michigan residents are overwhelmingly opposed to measures that would clone and destroy human embryos for research purposes, the Conference announced today.
MCC Statement Regarding Second-Parent Adoption Legislation
News Release / Posted February 12, 2007
Catholic Conference Questions Governor’s Support for Human Cloning
News Release / Posted February 6, 2007
Michigan Catholic Conference Vice President for Public Policy Paul A. Long released the following statement responding to Governor Granholm’s reference to stem cell research in her 2007 State of the State Address.