Two quick items before the adoption hearing tomorrow. First, thanks to so many of you who have spoken up in support of religious freedom for faith-based adoption agencies. You are really getting legislators’ attention! Second, if you haven’t made your voice heard yet, there’s still time. The Adoption Protection Act will be heard by House
Dear Friends, The first orphanage in the United States was founded by the Sisters of the Order of Saint Ursula in New Orleans in 1727. When a treaty transferring ownership of the “Louisiana territory” from France to the United States was signed in 1804, Sister Marie Theresa, Superior of the Sisters of the Order of
Dear Friends, Last week, I introduced you to the Adoption Protection Act, a law which would ensure that faith-based adoption providers in Kansas will be allowed to continue to operate in accordance with their sincerely held religious beliefs. Faith-based adoption agencies in Kansas have been helping children find their forever homes for more than 60
Dear Friends, There was great news in Topeka this week! The state senate passed a resolution recognizing pornography as a public health hazard leading to a broad spectrum of individual and public health impacts and societal harms. The vote was 35-4. (You may recall that a similar resolution passed the House last year.) While resolutions
Dear Friends, Yesterday, the Senate Public Health and Welfare Committee passed HB 2031, which establishes a State Advisory Council to identify challenges and explore opportunities to expand access to palliative care in Kansas. (You may remember that Kansas Family Voice of Kansas worked to promote this same bill as it worked its way through the Kansas
Dear Friends, What a privilege it was to join with several partner organizations for “Pastor’s Day at the Capitol” this week in Topeka. More than 50 pastors from across Kansas were introduced in the House and Senate, met with lawmakers, and – most importantly – prayed together for these leaders and our state. A huge
Dear friends, Greetings from Topeka! Robyn and I are here at the Capitol this week for the first days of the 2018 legislative session. We covet your prayers as we seek to build support for our agenda, including a bill to preserve the right of faith-based adoption and foster care service providers to help women
Dear Friends, 2017 will go down in history as quite a year. We experienced the first year of the Trump presidency; the largest mass shooting in American history in Las Vegas; revelations of sexual assault bringing down leaders in sports, media, and politics; increasing tensions with North Korea; destructive hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria; and
Dear Friends, Did you know: There are 548 registered lobbyists in Kansas? That’s more than 4 lobbyists for each member of the House and 13 for each member of the Senate! From AAA Kansas to Zoll Medical, there are 792 entities – including businesses, universities, advocacy organizations and more – with at least one registered
We have good news to share with you from the legislature this week and an update on one of our dear allies in the fight for life. The Senate passed one of the Kansas Family Voice of Kansas’ priorities 25-15, The Disclose Act (SB 83). This is an update to an existing statute that
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