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TALLAHASSEE – The Florida Conference of Catholic Bishops thanks Governor Ron DeSantis for signing into law today SB 404, a bill that requires parental consent before a minor has an abortion. This common-sense measure simply holds abortion to the same consent requirements as most every other medical decision involving a child, including simple interventions such as taking an aspirin or getting ears pierced.

Governor Ron DeSantis has signed into law several bills engaged by the FCCB during the 2020 legislative session:

Beginning June 22, the Feast of Saints Thomas More and John Fisher, the U.S. Catholic Church celebrates Religious Freedom Week. The annual celebration concludes on June 29, the Solemnity of Sts. Peter and Paul. Join us in promoting religious freedom "For the Good of All," which has been selected as this year's theme.

The U.S. Bishops, "...unequivocally state that racism is a life issue" (Open Wide Our Hearts, 2018). Tragically, the murder of George Floyd and so many other people of color like him shakes all of us into confronting that the dehumanization of black and brown people continues today.

The Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program was implemented in 2012. Approximately 700,000 people who were brought to the U.S. as children are DACA recipients. After having paid a fee and submitting to a background check, this status allows them the opportunity to work legally and access educational opportunities without fear of deportation. DACA recipients alone contribute over $42 billion annually to the U.S. economy. Many of them have been working on the frontline of the COVID response in healthcare, transportation, and warehousing industries.