Call to Action

Obama overturns Bush Policy on funding research that will require the killing of human embryos

Catholic Speaker Nancy Pelosi issues statement approving order and wants Congress to pass legislation making it permanent law

Calling All Catholics

Please take a moment to contact Archbishop Niederauer. It is the responsibility of the local ordinary to give pastoral guidance. We cannot tolerate statements by prominent Catholic elected officials that mislead the faith community on fundamental issues, like the "right to life." This teaching is not optional! The Church is clear on the responsibilty of Catholic lawmakers to support policy that safeguards life from conception to natural death.

Speaker Nancy Pelosi issued the following statement today after President Obama signed an executive order lifting the Bush Administration's restrictions on federally financed human embryonic stem cell research:

"By lifting the executive ban on federal funding for stem cell research, President Obama has given hope, and potentially health, to millions. Every family in America is just one diagnosis, one phone call, or one accident away from needing the benefits of embryonic stem cell research.

"Today President Obama has also restored science to its rightful place in our national debates. Scientists must be allowed to pursue the research that they believe has the most promise to cure. And when they do, America remains a world leader in innovation, discovery, and growth.

"If we have a scientific opportunity to treat and cure disease, we have a moral opportunity to support it. That is why Congress will move to pass legislation to make this executive order the law of the land." PRNewswire

Please read from National Right to Life: Behind Obama's Decision to Sign an Executive Order to Allow Federal Funding of Research that Will Require The Killing of Human Embryos

Take Action: Archbishop Niederauer is Speaker Pelosi's local ordinary. Please contact the Archbishop and ask him to again invite her to private dialogue.

Archdiocese of San Francisco

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Call Speaker Pelosi and express your disappointment. In her recent meeting with the Holy Father, he reiterated Catholic teaching, that all Catholics and especially Catholic lawmakers must protect life in all it's stages.
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