http://76.12.230.37/ en brehany@cathmed.org Copyright 2012 2012-05-08T03:01:55+00:00 http://www.cathmed.org/issues_resources/blog/cma_women_physicians_respond_to_women_senators_column/ http://www.cathmed.org/issues_resources/blog/cma_women_physicians_respond_to_women_senators_column/#When:19:26:25Z In a Feb. 7, 2012 Wall St. Journal op-ed, Democrat Senators Boxer, Murray, and Shaheen claimed that President Obama’s HHS mandate was a victory for women’s health. Several CMA women physician members, including president Maricela P. Moffitt, M.D., M.P.H., and past president Kathleen Raviele, M.D., responded to this column, asserting that President Obama’s mandate is bad for women’s health and for the profession of medicine. Read the full open letter after the break. 2012-02-22T19:26:25+00:00 http://www.cathmed.org/issues_resources/educational_resources/audio/test_2/ http://www.cathmed.org/issues_resources/educational_resources/audio/test_2/#When:20:15:15Z Weclome to the CMA's "public service" radio ads. From time to time, the CMA will be airing short advertisements on radio stations. These ads will a short, cogent statement of the perspective of practicing Catholic physicians. Viewers can come to this page to listen to the ads and to find more information and resources. To download the full packett of Ravielle PSAs, their transcripts and associated files, click on the "download now" link.  Download Now 2011-09-22T20:15:15+00:00 http://www.cathmed.org/issues_resources/publications/press_releases/cma_protests_california_bill/ http://www.cathmed.org/issues_resources/publications/press_releases/cma_protests_california_bill/#When:03:01:55Z Democrat State Senator Ted W. Lieu introduced Senate Bill 1172 into the California Senate which, if enacted, would ban psychotherapy to help minors dealing with same sex attraction and also heavily regulate even adult patients who seek such therapy. The Catholic Medical Association sent a letter to California Senate Judiciary Committee members, who will vote on the bill on May 8, urging them to reject the bill or to refer it for further study and revision. Read the letter after the break. 2012-05-08T03:01:55+00:00 http://www.cathmed.org/issues_resources/publications/press_releases/political_asylum_for_chen_guangchen/ http://www.cathmed.org/issues_resources/publications/press_releases/political_asylum_for_chen_guangchen/#When:15:34:57Z The Catholic Medical Association (CMA) has issued the following statement regarding treatment of Chinese human rights lawyer and political refugee Chen Guangcheng: "Chen Guangcheng and his family should be granted political asylum in the United States or another country committed to respect for human rights as soon as possible." Read the full statement after the break. 2012-05-03T15:34:57+00:00 http://www.cathmed.org/issues_resources/blog/children_of_god_for_life_leads_successful_boycott/ http://www.cathmed.org/issues_resources/blog/children_of_god_for_life_leads_successful_boycott/#When:14:15:27Z Demonstrating the power of grassroots organization and witness, Children of God for Life led a successful boycott of Pepsico, and in less than one year persuaded the company to discontinue its plan to use cell lines derived from elective abortion to test flavor enhancers. 2012-04-30T14:15:27+00:00 http://www.cathmed.org/events/local_guild_events/denver_guild_hosts_first_annual_conference/ http://www.cathmed.org/events/local_guild_events/denver_guild_hosts_first_annual_conference/#When:15:59:36Z 2012-04-10T15:59:36+00:00 http://www.cathmed.org/issues_resources/blog/cma_joins_amicus_brief_protesting_blagovich_rule/ http://www.cathmed.org/issues_resources/blog/cma_joins_amicus_brief_protesting_blagovich_rule/#When:14:12:34Z On Friday, March 23, the Catholic Medical Association joined several other organizations in a brief filed in the Illinois appellate court against the “Blagojevich Rule,” a regulation that would force Illinois pharmacists to dispense abortion-inducing drugs despite their religious and moral convictions. “At a time when there is a critical shortage of pharmacists, a regulation that forces pharmacists to choose between their jobs and their religious beliefs recklessly threatens the health care of all citizens of Illinois,” stated Kim Colby, Senior Counsel for Christian Legal Society’s Center for Law and Religious Freedom, which submitted the brief. 2012-03-26T14:12:34+00:00 http://www.cathmed.org/issues_resources/publications/press_releases/marking_the_second_anniversary_of_obamacare/ http://www.cathmed.org/issues_resources/publications/press_releases/marking_the_second_anniversary_of_obamacare/#When:17:00:32Z It is now two years since March 23, 2010, when President Obama signed the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA, better known as Obamacare) into law. While the date may be little remembered, the law and its passage should live in infamy. Read the statement of the Catholic Medical Association marking this anniversary after the break. 2012-03-23T17:00:32+00:00 http://www.cathmed.org/issues_resources/blog/st_patricks_day_massacre_closes_the_noose/ http://www.cathmed.org/issues_resources/blog/st_patricks_day_massacre_closes_the_noose/#When:13:28:11Z Last Friday night, on the eve of St. Patrick's Day, the Obama administration issued important new rules to extend and finalize their abortifacient and contraceptive mandate, issuing demands to provide free sterilizations, contraceptives, and abortifacient pills to all college students. And that is not all . . . 2012-03-20T13:28:11+00:00 http://www.cathmed.org/issues_resources/blog/announcements/hhs_mandate_action_step_resources/ http://www.cathmed.org/issues_resources/blog/announcements/hhs_mandate_action_step_resources/#When:17:30:04Z The HHS mandate crisis is not going away, despite the efforts of President Obama and the media to distract and deflect the public's attention. This issue is of critical importance for women’s health, the profession of medicine, and the nature of the American cultural and economic orders. After the break there is a short summary of where the issue stands and some key action items CMA members and concerned citizens can take. 2012-02-27T17:30:04+00:00