Public Policy
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What can I do?
- Register to vote
- Vote!
- Hold a voter drive in your parish
- Learn about the issues
- Follow the Louisiana Legislature & Congress
- Write your Representatives & Senators to let them know your position on the issues
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116th US Congress
Current Action Alerts......Visit Human Life Action's Action Alert page for a full list of current federal Action Alerts & let your voice be heard.
Bills of interest in Congress…Born Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act (S. 130)
Child Welfare Provider Inclusion Act (S. 274)
Conscience Protection Act of 2019 (S 183)
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Louisiana State Legislature - 2020 Regular Session -Suspended due to Coronavirus
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Local
New Orleans City Planning Commission is studying adult live entertainment venues & their impact in New Orleans ... UPDATES can be found here on their progress!
On Thursday June 6, 2019 The New Orleans City Council passed a resolution "condemning" the newly signed Heartbeat law protecting unborn babies when their heartbeat is detectable. Consider contacting our City Council members to be the voice of our unborn brothers & sisters who have no voice…
New Orleans City Council Members:
Helena Moreno (504) 658-1060 [email protected]
Jason Williams (504) 658-1070 [email protected]
Joseph Giarrusso (504) 658-1010 [email protected]
Jay Banks (504) 658-1020 [email protected]
Kristin Gisleson Palmer (504) 658-1030 [email protected]
Jared Brossett (504) 658-1040 [email protected]
Cyndi Nguyen (504) 658-1050 [email protected]
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Navigating National & State Respect Life Issues
National
- Human Life Action Center general information
- Human LIfe Action Issues topic-by-topic with action ideas
- Search/find a bill in Congress
- Find my US Representative & US Senators
- Write to the President of the US
State
- Louisiana legislature news from the Louisiana Conference of Catholic Bishops
- Louisiana Conference of Catholic Bishops Take Action page with email updates sign-up
- Louisiana Right to Life Federation’s Pro-Life Body of Laws
- Search/find a bill in the Louisiana State Legislature
- Create my your personalized Legislation to Watch list for the Louisiana State Legislature
- Find my Louisiana State Representative & Louisiana State Senator
- Write to the Governor of the State of Louisiana
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Church Teaching on Faithful Citizenship
During election time it is essential to remember that when any of us are acting on behalf of the Church that there are guidelines set forth by the Archdiocese (adapted from the USCCB’s guidelines) for what is acceptable in our work:
“Church organizations may not at anytime participate in, or intervene in (including the publishing or distributing of statements), any political campaign on behalf of, or in opposition to, any candidate for public office…
Parishes and Catholic institutions may not make statements (oral or written) supporting or opposing any candidate for public office in any manner, such as, sermons, parish bulletins, distribution of sample ballots, etc. Further, no statements may be made which label a certain candidate, such as referring to the candidate as pro-abortion or anti-peace, etc. Parish bulletins, parish publications, parish letterheads are never to be used to support or oppose a candidate for public office or to endorse or oppose a specific political party. The distribution of marked sample ballots or of posting of political signs or billboards must not be permitted on church property.
Parishes may sponsor voter registration drives and encourage citizens to exercise their right to vote, provided no bias for or against any candidate or political party is evidenced in any way. Such drives cannot distribute any partisan political literature, register only voters supporting a particular candidate or be in conjunction with any political campaign effort…”
For information about Church teaching & our call to participate in civic life, see the USCCB’s Faithful Citizenship document.
Copies of Forming Consciences for Faithful Citizenship may be ordered through the USCCB.
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