NACN-USA Joins Coalition Opposing the HR5 the misnamed "Equality Act" The bill would effectively mandate that all health care professionals perform and pay for "transition-affirming therapies" against their best medical judgment. Marie Hilliard, RN, MS, MA, JCL,PhD, Past President, NACN-USA "Equality Act" - Coordinated by the Heritage Foundation, the NACN-USA  joined the Pro-Life OBGYNs, Catholic Medical Association, National Catholic Bioethics Center, American College of Pediatricians, Christian Medical Association, and the Physicians Resource Council of Focus on the Family in co-signing a letter to the Judiciary Committee of the [...]

The Nurse's Role when a Patient Requests Aid in Dying NACN-USA Provides Comments on the American Nurses Association Proposed Position Statement: "The Nurse's Role when a Patient Requests Aid in Dying" Read The ANA Proposed Position Statement » Read The NACN-USA Comments to the Statement » Listen To The Colleen Kelly Mast's Radio Program Discussing The Topic from March 30, 2019 » Update On June 22, 2019, the American Nurses Association (ANA) issued a new position statement, "The Nurse's Role When a Patient Requests Medical Aid in Dying," which supersedes [...]

NACN-USA Letter in Opposition to the New Jersey Senate Bill S1072 "Aid in Dying for the Terminally Ill Act"aka Assisted Suicide / Euthanasia Letter to NJ Governor in Opposition to S1072 Letter to Senator Vitale, Chair, NJ Senate Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens Committee Information Flyer to Share - Oppose Aid in Dying for the Terminally Ill Act" (A1504/S1072) New Jersey Senate Bill 1072 "Aid in Dying for the Terminally Ill Act" sponsored by Sen. Nicholas Scutari [D] Assembly Bill 1504, sponsored by Rep. John Burzichelli[D], Rep. Timothy Eustace [...]

Nurses Testifying at the New Jersey Statehouse against Assisted Suicide NJ Assembly Bill 1504 - Legalizing Physician Assisted Suicide Monday, March 12, 2018, Dr. Marian (Mimi) Nowak, DNP, MPH, RN, CSN, FCN, FAAN represented the National Association of Catholic Nurses, U.S.A. in testifying against proposed legislation legalizing assisted suicide in the state of New Jersey. Also testifying were members Dr. Patricia Sayers, DNP, RN and Patricia Staley, MSN, RN. Read the written testimony of Dr. Marian (Mimi) Nowak, DNP, MPH, RN, CSN, FCN, FAAN on behalf of NACN-USA in Opposition [...]