Idaho halted the execution of serial killer Thomas Eugene Creech on Wednesday after medical team members repeatedly failed to find a vein where they could establish an intravenous line to carry out the execution via lethal injection. Creech’s attorneys immediately...
On Wednesday, the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) issued a letter calling on senators to reject the Access to Family Building Act (S. 3612), which would establish a federal right to access IVF. The letter acknowledges “the often-painful experience...
Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey filed a lawsuit against Planned Parenthood for trafficking children out-of-state to obtain abortions without parental consent. In a recent investigative video, Planned Parenthood staff admitted they alter doctors’ notes to...
The Missouri bishops, through the Missouri Catholic Conference, have issued a statement opposing the abortion ballot initiative. The statement reads, in part, “A misleading proposed amendment to the Missouri Constitution suggests that a ‘right to an abortion’ is...
The Missouri bishops, through the Missouri Catholic Conference, have issued a statement opposing the abortion ballot initiative. The statement reads, in part, “A misleading proposed amendment to the Missouri Constitution suggests that a ‘right to an abortion’ is...
House Majority Floor Leader, Rep. Jon Patterson (R-Lees Summit), told the Kansas City Star last Friday that House Republicans would no longer pursue bills to allow guns on public transit and inside churches and to exempt firearms and ammunition from sales taxes. The...
The Missouri Supreme Court this week ruled that legislators could not ban abortion providers and their affiliates from receiving Medicaid reimbursements. While state funds cannot be used for abortions, abortion providers can receive Medicaid reimbursement for...
The latest MCC Messenger is now available online. This issue discusses the Initiative Petition Process and the current initiative petition that seeks to enshrine abortion in the Missouri Constitution. You can view the Messenger here.
In the latest MCC from the Capitol podcast, Destiny Herndon-De La Rosa talks with MCC Executive Director, Jamie Morris, about New Wave Feminists and their advocacy for the vulnerable. New Wave Feminists is a pro-(all) life feminist organization, that believes every...
The Senate Health and Welfare Committee this week advanced legislation that would cut off public funding for abortion providers and their affiliates. SB 1168, sponsored by Sen. Mary Elizabeth Coleman (R-Arnold), would prohibit any abortion facility or its affiliates...