On behalf of the National Catholic Bioethics Center (Center), the National Association of
Catholic Nurses, USA, and the Catholic Medical Association (the latter two referred to as the
Associations), we respectfully submit the following comments on the proposed rule, published
by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) at 88 Fed. Reg. 23506 (Apr. 17,
2023), in the above-captioned matter.
NCBC Submits Public Comment on Coverage of Certain Preventive Services Under the Affordable Care Act
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On behalf of The National Catholic Bioethics Center, the National Association of Catholic Nurses, U.S.A., and the Catholic Medical Association we wish to submit the following comments to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) in opposition to some of the proposed changes to conscience protections to the 2019 Final Rule entitled “Protecting Statutory Conscience Rights in Health Care; Delegations of Authority.”
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Public Comment Supporting “Telemedicine Prescribing of Controlled Substances When the Practitioner and the Patient Have Not Had a Prior In-Person Medical Evaluation”
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Public Comment Opposed to Some of the Provisions in “Safeguarding the Rights of
Conscience as Protected by Federal Statutes"
NCBC joins the USCCB and 4 other Organizations in Opposing the Definition of “Sex” in HHS Regulations Pursuant to the Affordable Care Act.
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Joint Meeting of the Non-prescription Drugs Advisory Committee and the Obstetrics, Reproductive and Urologic Drugs Advisory Committee; Notice of Meeting; Establishment of a Public Docket; Request for Comment
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NCBC, joining with other organizations, convinces court that US HHS’ recent EMTALA guidance should be enjoined.
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The Supreme Court’s holding in Dobbs that the Constitution confers no right to an abortion caused a sea change, generating novel questions about the interplay of federal and state law. This case presents one such question: Does a 1986 federal law ensuring emergency medical care for the poor and uninsured, known as EMTALA, require doctors to provide abortions when doing so would violate state law? Texas law already overlaps with EMTALA to a significant degree, allowing abortions in life-threatening conditions and for the removal of an ectopic or miscarried pregnancy. But in Dobbs’s wake and in an attempt to resolve any potential conflict with state law, the Department of Health and Human Services issued Guidance purporting to remind providers of their existing EMTALA obligations to provide abortions regardless of state law.
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BRIEF OF THE CATHOLIC HEALTH CARE LEADERSHIP ALLIANCE,
CATHOLIC MEDICAL ASSOCIATION, CATHOLIC BENEFITS ASSOCIATION,
CATHOLIC BAR ASSOCIATION, THE NATIONAL CATHOLIC BIOETHICS
CENTER, CHRIST MEDICUS FOUNDATION AND NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF
CATHOLIC NURSES-U.S.A. AS AMICI CURIAE IN SUPPORT OF PLAINTIFFS’
MOTION FOR TEMPORARY RESTRAINING ORDER
The National Catholic Bioethics Center, the Catholic Medical Association, and the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops issue a join statement.
Establish Membership Requirements of Uterus Transplant Programs proposed by the OPTN
Vascularized Composite Allograft (VCA) Transplantation Committee. We wish to focus on the
following OPTN Bylaws changes:
D: Additional Primary Surgeon Requirements for Uterus Transplant Programs
J.4: Primary Obstetrician-Gynecologist Requirement for Uterus Transplant Programs
J.5: Uterus Transplant Programs That Perform Living Donor Recovery
A. Living Donor Medical Evaluation
B. Living Donor Psychological Evaluation
C. Independent Living Donor Advocate (ILDA)
D. Living Donor Uterus Surgeon Requirements
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Thank you for the opportunity to provide public comment on behalf of The National
Catholic Bioethics Center, the National Catholic Partnership on Disability, the Catholic Medical
Association, and the National Association of Catholic Nurses, USA. We wish to address the
Establish Membership Requirements of Uterus Transplant Programs proposed by the OPTN
Vascularized Composite Allograft (VCA) Transplantation Committee. We wish to focus on the
following OPTN Bylaws changes:
D: Additional Primary Surgeon Requirements for Uterus Transplant Programs
J.4: Primary Obstetrician-Gynecologist Requirement for Uterus Transplant Programs
J.5: Uterus Transplant Programs That Perform Living Donor Recovery
A. Living Donor Medical Evaluation
B. Living Donor Psychological Evaluation
C. Independent Living Donor Advocate (ILDA)
D. Living Donor Uterus Surgeon Requirements
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Ensuring access to health coverage and health care, and removing barriers to these, is without question a laudable goal. The Universal Declaration of Human Rights states that “Everyone has a right to a standard of living adequate for the health and well-being of himself and of his family including … medical care,” thus acknowledging health care as a basic human right. Catholic teaching agrees. “Concern for the health of its citizens requires that society help in the attainment of living conditions that allow them to grow and reach maturity … [which includes] health care….” Catholic Catechism, no. 2288. Health care should be available to everyone and, toward that end, no one should be without health coverage nor discriminated against in that regard.
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NCBC Senior Fellow is one of 240 professional women advocating for the unborn before the US Supreme Court.
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NCBC Senior Fellow is one of 240 professional women advocating for the unborn before the US Supreme Court.
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NCBC Senior Fellow is one of 240 professional women advocating for the unborn before the US Supreme Court.
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Document Identifier: OS–0990–New: Process, for proposed research involving: (1)
Pregnant women, human fetuses and neonates; (2) prisoners; or, (3) children, as subjects that
are not otherwise approval by an IRB. Specific focus of respondents on: the accuracy of the
estimated burden; and ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to
be collected.
Thank you for the opportunity to provide public comment on behalf of The National
Catholic Bioethics Center, the National Catholic Partnership on Disability, the Catholic Medical
Association, and the National Association of Catholic Nurses, USA. We wish to address the
Establish Membership Requirements of Uterus Transplant Programs proposed by the OPTN
Vascularized Composite Allograft (VCA) Transplantation Committee. We wish to focus on the
following OPTN Bylaws changes: