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 …
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 …
March 29, 2013 With the legislative session winding down, legislation that would repeal Kansas’ death penalty law will have to wait until next year.
February 21, 2013 Yesterday, the Kansas Senate voted 37-2 to prohibit abortions based solely on the gender of the unborn child. The Kansas Catholic Conference testified in favor of this legislation. It is believed that most of these abortions target unborn girls for elimination. Now the bill moves to the House. This is how they voted: Abrams, Apple, Arpke, …
February 7, 2013 SB 126 would repeal Kansas’ death penalty law and abolish capital punishment in Kansas.
January 21, 2013 Tuesday, January 22, Kansans will march for life on the 40th anniversary of Roe v. Wade. 11:00 AM — Mass at the Topeka Performing Arts Center (TPAC), located at 214 SE 8th Ave. (2 blocks East of the Capitol). 12:45 PM — March for Life from TPAC to the south steps of …
