CMA and CMDA Discuss So-Called "Equal Rights Amendment" to NYS Constitution

Urge "NO" Vote on Ballot Proposal

In the 2024 election this November 5th, a proposal will be included on the NYS ballot proposing an amendment to the NYS Constitution referred to as the "Equal Rights Amendment" or ERA. This amendment is composed in dramatically vague, one-size-fits-all language, which if passed could open up the proverbial Pandora's Box of issues negatively impacting parental rights and children.

The CMA of Buffalo and the CMDA of WNY recently met jointly via Zoom to provide details and analysis of this proposal, and to urge members to vote "NO" on the proposal this coming election day. The meeting included a testimonial by guest speaker Dennis Hannon, who has a personal story about parental rights and gender transition of children. A video recording of the meeting is provided here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CdgsF4nf-SU

For more information:

To Register to Vote: The deadline to register to vote in this year's election is October 26. You can register online at www.ny.gov or in-person at your local Board of Elections or participating NY State agencies.

Election Day: November 5, 2024 from 6:00 am to 9:00 pm.

Ballot proposition: Proposition 1 will be on the back side of your ballot. Vote "NO" on Proposition 1 to defeat the amendment to the NYS Constitution.

Take Action: www.ProtectKidsNY.com

Response from Bishops of New York:

https://wnycatholic.org/2024/09/14/bishops-say-equal-rights-amendment-may-be-destructive/

Catholic Medical Association Applauds AMA Recognition of Hormonal Contraceptives Link to Risk of Breast Cancer

Philadelphia, PA- March 24, 2023 - Catholic Medical Association today acknowledges the American Medical Association (AMA) for recognizing elevated risks for breast cancer caused by hormonal contraceptives.

AMA shared the findings of a study which indicate that certain types of hormonal birth controls are associated with the increased risk:

“…the relative risk of being diagnosed with breast cancer was 20% to 30% higher among women who use or recently used birth control pills with a two-hormone combination, progestogen-only pills or hormonal IUDs compared to women who did not.”

Catholic Medical Association Applauds USCCB Doctrinal Note on the Moral Limits to Technological Manipulation of the Human Body

Philadelphia, PA- March 27, 2023 - Catholic Medical Association applauds the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) for its “Doctrinal Note on the Moral Limits to Technological Manipulation of the Human Body.”

“We commend the USCCB for its prudent effort in establishing important moral criteria and echo the need for ethical discernment as technology continues to advance,” said Craig Treptow, M.D., CMA President.

In its doctrinal note, USSB wrote in part that “careful moral discernment is needed to determine which possibilities should be realized and which should not, in order to promote the good of the human person,” stressing the concerning “range of technological interventions advocated by many in our society as treatments for what is termed “gender dysphoria” or “gender incongruence.”

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CMA Experts Present Latest Science and Medicine on COVID-19 from a Catholic Perspective

Experts present critical understanding of COVID-19 through the lens of Catholic Social Teaching at the CMA 2020 Annual Education Conference in Philadelphia in September 2020.

View the presentation here.

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