Protecting Human Life

January 21, 2017 11:00 AM — Mass at the Topeka Performing Arts Center (TPAC) 12:30 PM — March from TPAC to the Capitol Building 12:45 PM — Rally for Life on the south steps of the Capitol

June 30, 2016 Kansas Bishops’ Statement on the Whole Woman’s Health v. Hellerstedt Decision Monday, the United States Supreme Court struck down a Texas law that required abortion providers to have admitting privileges at a nearby hospital and to meet the same health and safety standards as other ambulatory surgical centers.  Forty-three years after Roe v. Wade, the …

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June 25, 2015 Judge Larry Hendricks has blocked a new law passed by the Kansas Legislature that bans brutal dismemberment abortions.  The attorney general of Kansas called the ruling “unprecedented.”  The Kansans for Life Blog describes the situation here.

April 7, 2015 When Governor Brownback signed SB 95 this morning, Kansas become the first state in the country to ban dismemberment abortions, a brutal procedure in which an unborn child is torn limb from limb.  This procedure is typically used on unborn children that are 3-5 months along in a pregnancy.  There are roughly 600 …

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February 10, 2015 Leaders from various faith traditions met at the Kansas Capitol today to call for an end to the death penalty.  Archbishop Naumann spoke on behalf of the Catholic bishops in support of legislation that would abolish capital punishment in Kansas.

September 12, 2014

September 4, 2014 The Kansas Coalition Against the Death Penalty is hosting its “Champions for Change” dinner on September 26, 2014, in Topeka, KS.  For more details, click here. Archbishop Naumann and the Benedictine College Ravens for Life will be among those honored.

January 17, 2014 Yesterday Archbishop Joseph Naumann of Kansas City in Kansas testified before the Kansas Senate Judiciary Committee in favor of legislation that would end the use of the death penalty in Kansas.  You can read Archbishop Naumann’s testimony here.

April 22, 2013 Governor Sam Brownback has signed two important Pro-Life bills into law. The Pro-Life Protections Act prevents any state funds from being used for abortion, bans abortions that are based solely on the gender of the unborn child, and declares that the life of each human being begins at fertilization. A second bill …

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