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Upcoming Webinar

Access in Catholic Education for Students with Disabilities, Part II: High Schools: Feb. 16, 2010: 3:00 - 4:00 pm EST.
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Catholic schools more perfectly reflect the single flock envisioned by Jesus, our Shepherd, when they welcome and integrate students with disabilities into the total life of the school. In this NCPD webinar, Access in Catholic Education, Part II: High Schools on February 16, 2010, Catholic educators with significant experience at both the school and diocesan levels will share strategies and resources that enable Catholic schools to become successful, inclusive communities.

For downloadable PDF flyer click here.

Presenters:

  • Dr. Karen Tichy, Associate Superintendent for Instruction, Department of Special Education in the Archdiocesan Catholic Education Office, Saint Loius, Missouri
  • Doreen C. Engel, MA, Director of Special Education, Archdiocese of Washington and High School Educator, Washington, DC
  • (Moderator) Marie Powell, Executive Director, USCCB Secretariat of Catholic Education
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Your Urgent Action needed to Ensure Health Care Reform Protections

Saving Lives Flyer

Below is a request from the USCCB to act to ensure that moral protections are included in the health care reform bill that is approaching resolution between the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate. Please do what you can to protect the lives of unborn people people with disabilities and the medical personnel that care for them.

 More information is available at www.usccb.org/healthcare.
 The attachments referenced in the request are available by clicking here. They include a Spanish version and bulletin announcements and prayer petitions. The flyer pictured above is also available for download by clicking on it. 

Dear colleagues,

As you are aware, the House and Senate have begun discussing how to meld their respective health care reform bills into a final bill. The bishops continue to advocate that the moral criteria to 1) maintain current conscience protections and prohibition on federal funding for abortions and abortion coverage; 2) provide adequate and affordable coverage for all people, especially the poor and vulnerable; and 3) protect access to coverage and health care for immigrants are met in the final bill.

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Bishops Disappointed on Senate Rejection of Health Care Amendment

The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) has issued a press release regarding the Senate rejection of the Nelson-Hatch-Casey amendment. The amendment sought to "retain existing abortion funding restrictions and safeguard conscience protections."  Cardinal Francis George, President of the USCCB remains hopeful that "the protections overwhelmingly passed by the House will be incorporated into needed reform legislation."  

Cardinal Daniel DiNardo, Episcopal Moderator of NCPD and Chair of the bishops’ Committee on Pro-Life Activities, is quoted in the press relase as saying: “Congress needs to separate facts and truth from political rhetoric on abortion funding. Even our opponents claim they do not support federal funding for elective abortions and they want current restrictions to apply. The way to settle this often misleading debate is simply, clearly and explicitly to apply Hyde restrictions to all the federal funds in the legislation. That is what the House did and what the final bill must do. The Senate should not approve this bill in its current form.”

To read the complete statment click here to be taken to the press relase on the USCCB website.

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