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News
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March 20
HB 7 (Persons-Mulicka) passed its first stop in the House on Thursday when the Healthcare Regulation Subcommittee found it favorable on a 13-5 vote. Michael Sheedy, FCCB executive director, sent a letter in support of the bill, and Christie Arnold, associate for social concerns and respect life, testified on behalf of the FCCB.Read More -
January 27The Florida Supreme Court agreed this week to take up a lawsuit filed by several pro-abortion organizations challenging the state's 15-week abortion ban and denied a motion to temporarily block the law while the case continues. The ban on abortion after 15 weeks gestation was passed by the legislature during last year's regular session and signed into law by Gov. DeSantis in April 2022.Read More
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January 17
Florida’s Catholic bishops have released a joint statement that observes January 22, 2023 as marking 50 years since the U.S. Supreme Court decision in Roe v. Wade. The Catholic Church annually designates January 22 as a day of prayer and penance, called the "Day of Prayer for the Legal Protection of Unborn Children.”Read More
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Correspondence
March 16, 2023: Support SB 300 - Pregnancy and Parenting Support
To: The Honorable Collen Burton; Chair, Senate Health Policy Committee
From: Michael B. Sheedy, Executive Director
March 24, 2022: Please veto funding for abortifacients through contracts with family planning providers included in budget line item 509
To: The Honorable Ron DeSantis, Governor of Florida
From: Michael B. Sheedy, Executive Director
March 17, 2022: Thank you for your commitment to sign Reducing Fetal and Infant Mortality (HB 5)
To: The Honorable Ron DeSantis, Governor of Florida
From: Michael B. Sheedy, Executive Director
November 13, 2017: Support for Pregnancy Support Services in HB 41 (Toledo)
To: The Honorable Travis Cummings; Chair, House Health and Human Services Committee
From: Michael B. Sheedy, Executive Director
March 15, 2016: Please Sign HB 1411 - Regulation of Abortion Providers
To: The Honorable Rick Scott, Governor of Florida
From: Michael B. Sheedy, Executive Director
May 20, 2015: Please Sign HB 633 - Reflection Period Prior to Abortion
To: The Honorable Rick Scott, Governor of Florida
From: Michael B. Sheedy, Executive Director
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Ministries
Project Rachel
Post Abortion Counseling Resource
1-888-456-4673 (a toll free number)
All calls are confidential.
Help for Pregnant Mothers and Their Unborn Children:- Archdiocese of Miami
- Diocese of Orlando
- Diocese of Palm Beach
- Diocese of Pensacola-Tallahassee
- Diocese of St. Augustine
- Diocese of St. Petersburg
- Diocese of Venice
A Safe Haven for Newborns
Provides anonymous alternatives to infant abandonment
Walking with Moms in Need
A USCCB intiative for Catholic parishes and communities to support and "walk in the shoes" of local pregnant and parenting women in need. Educational, pastoral, and action-oriented resources are provided for parish use.
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