STATEMENT ON MEDICAID EXPANSION FROM THE CATHOLIC BISHOPS OF KANSAS

APRIL 30, 2019 The living faith tradition of the Catholic Church inspires us, the Catholic Bishops of Kansas, to support the principle that all people should have access to health care.  Expansion of Medicaid to cover individuals who cannot currently afford health insurance would help bring an end to the uncertainty and fear that the …

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Kansas Catholic Bishops Denounce State Supreme Court Ruling on Abortion

APRIL 25, 2019 Far from empowering or advancing the status of women, today’s ruling by the Kansas State Supreme Court is a grotesque caricature of emancipation. The discovery of a right to abortion in the 150-year-old Constitution promotes a merciless culture of death by belittling and trivializing the fundamental value and sacredness of each child …

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Defense of Adoption Act a Top Priority For Kansas Catholics

December 7, 2018 Politicians campaigning one way then governing differently are as American as Mom and apple pie. Case in point: Kansas Governor-elect Laura Kelly. “Candidate Kelly” projected the image of a reasonable, reach-across-the-aisle moderate, talking up issues like school funding, health care and the economy. Once safely elected, the narrative changed. During Kelly’s first …

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Kansas Bishops’ Statement on the Supreme Court’s Abortion Decision

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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