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Jan 6, 2025 | 
eppc.org | Natalie Dodson |Rachel Morrison |Mary Hasson
Published December 20, 2024 PDF On December 20, 2024, EPPC scholar Natalie Dodson submitted a public comment on the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration’s (SAMHSA) Zero Suicide Program notice, which includes “health equity” and “LGBTQIA+” as the “central component” of the program.
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Oct 22, 2024 | 
eppc.org | Eric Kniffin |Mary Hasson |Patrick Brown |George Weigel
Published October 16, 2024PDFOn October 16, 2024, the EPPC filed an amicus brief in United States v. Skrmetti, in support of Tennessee’s right to enact legislation restricting medical interventions to “transition” minors with gender dysphoria which it considers harmful and contrary to the best scientific evidence. The case was appealed by the federal government after the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled in Tennessee’s favor.
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Oct 1, 2024 | 
eppc.org | Rachel Morrison |Mary Hallan FioRito |George Weigel |Mary Hasson
October 1, 2024October 1, 2024 (Washington) — Destructive gender ideology has taken hold in modern society. How can pastors and pastoral ministers help families respond as this ideology rears its head at home and in school? EPPC’s Person and Identity Project provides a comprehensive response to that question with the release of the book, Gender Ideology and Pastoral Practice: A Handbook for Catholic Clergy, Counselors, and Ministerial Leaders.
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Aug 1, 2024 | 
brownpelicanla.com | David Harsanyi |Mary Hasson
By Mary Rice Hasson, Catholic World Report, July 31, 2024Mary Rice Hasson, J.D., is the Kate O’Beirne Senior Fellow at the Ethics and Public Policy Center in Washington, D.C., where she co-founded and directs the Person and Identity Project, an initiative that educates and equips parents and faith-based institutions to promote the truth about the human person and counter gender ideology.
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Jul 31, 2024 | 
catholicworldreport.com | Mary Hasson |Carl Olson
(Image of flag: Chickenonline/Pixabay; graphic of medical staff:OpenClipart-Vectors/Pixabay)Note: This essay is based on the author’s talk entitled “Sex and Sanity: Man and Woman He Made Them” at the Napa Institute Summer Conference, July 25, 2024. Last week, Elon Musk, known for his boldness and entrepreneurial genius, abruptly announced he is moving his businesses out of California to Texas.
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Jul 29, 2024 | 
ncronline.org | Brian Fraga |Mary Hasson
Timothy Busch, cofounder of the Napa Institute, speaks in the July 25 opening remarks during the organization's 14th annual summer conference. (NCR screenshot) Citing the July 13 attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump, Napa Institute board chairman Tim Busch said American society is "in a very delicate time" as he called for people to "stop hating and start loving.""We have our principles.
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Jun 11, 2024 | 
eppc.org | Eric N. Kniffin |Mary Hasson |Stanley Kurtz |Brad Littlejohn
Published June 11, 2024On Monday, June 10, 2024, the Ethics and Public Policy Center filed an amicus brief in the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals in Houston County, Georgia v. Lange in support of the County’s petition for rehearing en banc.
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Jun 3, 2024 | 
eppc.org | Eric N. Kniffin |Mary Hasson |Carl R. Trueman |Francis X. Maier
Published April 19, 2024PDFOn Friday, April 19, 2024, the Ethics and Public Policy Center filed an amicus brief in the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in Prichard v. Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois. Plaintiff Patricia Prichard and her minor daughter have health care through her employer, Catholic Health Initiatives. Prichard’s minor daughter was diagnosed with gender dysphoria.
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Mar 5, 2024 | 
eppc.org | Mary Hasson |Carl R. Trueman |Stephen White |Andrew Walker
March 5, 2024Kate O’Beirne Senior Fellow Mary Rice Hasson has been named a visiting fellow at the Veritas Center for Ethics in Public Life at Franciscan University of Steubenville. “We are happy to have Mary Hasson join us as our Visiting Veritas Fellow,” said Professor of Sociology Anne Hendershott, director of the Veritas Center.
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Feb 1, 2024 | 
thericatholic.com | Mary Hasson
GUEST EDITORIAL Posted Thursday, February 1, 2024 6:00 am “What’s the most important factor in a successful marriage?” Over the years, I’ve posed that question to hundreds of couples attending marriage preparation classes. These couples were there, after all (aside from the need to meet diocesan requirements), for that reason: to learn how to build successful marriages and to be sure their own relationships were on track. Of course, engaged couples always envision happy marriages for...
