Public Policy - Tools For You

This pages contains a number of resources/tools to enable you to become a more active advocate for Public Policy positions that are important to the Catholic Church.

• Resources

• Links

• Make your voice heard - Join the Catholic Advocacy Network

Resources for Advocacy

We have developed a flyer with resources for Catholics on political responsibility -- forming our consciences in order to advocate in the public square for the Gospel of Life.

We also have articles from the 2005-2006 Respect Life Packet on Abortion and the Law (also in Spanish, and Political Responsibility (also in Spanish).

Here are some links to other resources:

• Vatican Doctrinal Note on the Participation of Catholics in Public Life

• United States Bishops Statement on Catholics in Political Life

• Join the Catholic Advocacy Network

• Our legislative agenda here in New York State

• Action alerts on our legislative priorities

• Status report on pending legislation

• Voting records of our Federal representatives on current bills

• Voting records of our Federal representatives on past bills

• Local district offices of our representatives

• Find your federal and state elected representatives

• New York State Board of Elections

• Register to Vote

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Links to Other Public Policy Advocates

The following are some links to other sites of interest:

• National Committee for a Human Life Amendment

• United States Conference of Catholic Bishops Pro-Life Secretariat

• National Catholic Bioethics Center

• Susan B. Anthony List

• Morality in Media

• National Right to Life Committee

• Do No Harm: the Coalition of Americans for Research Ethics

• Americans to Ban Cloning

• Center for Marriage and Families at the Institute for American Values

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Sign up for the Catholic Advocacy Network

The most effective tool we have to influence our legislators is the Catholic Advocacy Network. 

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Edward T. Mechmann, Esq.,
Public Policy Coordinator
 edward.mechmann@archny.org
646.794.2807