Pa Issues (7/29/18 update with CORRECTED report card)

Pa Catholic Conference

Current Alerts:

• Support a Better Life for Human Trafficking Victims [SB 554]
• Support Unborn Children with Down Syndrome [HB 2050]
• Amend POLST Bill: Protect Vulnerable Patients from Being Denied Necessary Medical Treatment
• Reauthorize CHIP (Federal)
  [with Pa House Bill 1933!  As per the Pa Family.org, "I ask for your support of HB 1933, and end the taxpayer-funding of 'sex change' surgery on children through the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) and on adults through Medicaid. This life-altering surgery harms children and adults alike."]
• Should Doctors Be Neutral on Suicide?

Some Additional Information:

• Senate Bill 613/House Bill 1410 would add “gender identity or expression” and “sexual orientation” to Pennsylvania’s non-discrimination law. Changing the Pennsylvania Human Relations Act (PHRA) will jeopardize many churches and their charitable outreach if they continue to adhere to their religious beliefs because the proposals do not adequately provide for conscience protection.....Urge lawmakers to oppose any bill that does not adequately protect our constitutional right of religious liberty" (https://www.pacatholic.org/legislative-review/). 
  [The HB 300 of the 2013 Session was described by the Pa Catholic Conference as "intolerant and prejudiced against people of faith."  Yet, its co-sponsors included Bucks County's Tina Davis, John Galloway, Scott Petri, Marguerite Quinn, and Steve Santarsiero.  That old HB 300 evolved, if you will, into HB 1410. with co-sponsors including Tina Davis, John Galloway, Helen Tai, Perry Warren, Kathy Watson, and Marguerite Quinn.  Among SB 613's  co-sponsors is Chuck McIlhinney.  With McIlhinney stepping down, both Santarsiero and Quinn are looking for fill his seat.]  
• "Senate Bill 300 [/HB 1542?] would prioritize the limited federal and state public funding women’s health services and family planning first to the most efficient and comprehensive health care providers. Health care providers such as federally qualified health centers that provide many different services like diabetes and heart disease screening, even flu shots, would have priority. Other providers that are more focused on family planning such as Planned Parenthood would be lower on the list for funding" (https://www.pacatholic.org/legislative-review/)

Pa Family.org Citizen Action Center  

• Pass the Down Syndrome Protection Act - House Bill 2050​
• "tell your elected officials No on SB 613 and HB 1410 / HB 2341"

Bucks County's Delegation in Harrisburg 

General Assembly		Support HB 2050	Oppose HB 1410	Oppose HB 2341	Support SB 554	Support HB 1542
18th	DiGirolamo, Gene (R)	Voted Yea
29th	O'Neill, Bernie (R)	Voted Yea
31st	Warren, Perry S. (D)	Voted No	Co-sponsor
140th	Galloway, John T. (D)	Voted Yea	Co-sponsor
141st	Davis, Tina M. (D)	Voted No	Co-sponsor
142nd	Farry, Frank A. (R)	Voted No
143rd	Quinn, Marguerite (R)	Voted Yea	Co-sponsor
144th	Watson, Katharine M. (R)	Voted Yea	Co-sponsor
145th	Staats, Craig T. (R)	Voted Yea				Co-sponsor
178th	Tai, Helen (D)		Co-Sponsor
State Senate		Support HB 2050	Oppose SB 613		Support SB 554	Support SB 300
6th	Robert M. Tomlinson (R)				Voted Yea
10th	Charles T. McIlhinney Jr. (R)		Co-sponsor		Voted Yea
12th	Stewart J. Greenleaf (R)				Voted Yea
24th	Bob Mensch (R)				Voted Yea