NCBC Submits Public Comment on Coverage of Certain Preventive Services Under the Affordable Care Act
Read MoreOn 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.”
Read MorePublic Comment Supporting “Telemedicine Prescribing of Controlled Substances When the Practitioner and the Patient Have Not Had a Prior In-Person Medical Evaluation”
Read MorePublic 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.
Read MoreJoint 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
Read MoreNCBC, joining with other organizations, convinces court that US HHS’ recent EMTALA guidance should be enjoined.
Read MoreThe 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.
Read MoreBRIEF 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
Read MoreThank 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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