Cardinal, Nuns Challenge Assisted-Suicide Law in Illinois
The plaintiffs say the law would force religious caregivers to refer patients for assisted suicide and face fines, penalties and gag orders.
- On Thursday, Cardinal Blase Cupich, the Carmelite Sisters, the Little Sisters, and Morrison pharmacist Luke Vander Bleek filed a lawsuit against Illinois challenging the End-of-Life Options for Terminally Ill Patients Act.
- Gov. Pritzker signed the End-of-Life Options for Terminally Ill Patients Act last Dec. 12, arguing it provides "freedom and choice at the end of life," while The Catechism condemns the practice as "morally unacceptable."
- Plaintiffs argue Illinois imposes a gag order on religious caregivers, according to Becket attorney Mark Rienzi, and claim the state forces "Catholic health care entities" to violate the Fifth Commandment, "You shall not kill."
- This case follows a similar suit filed last month by Springfield Bishop Thomas Paprocki and the Lutheran Care Center; on Aug. 21, District Judge Franklin U. Valderrama issued a temporary restraining order.
- Becket is asking a federal court to block the law before it takes effect on Sept. 12, when healthcare providers who refuse to participate in assisted suicide face significant fines and penalties.
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Lodinews.comCardinal Cupich, Catholic nuns sue Illinois to block medical aid-in-dying law ahead of Sept. 12 start
Illinois joined at least 10 other states and Washington, D.C., in permitting a law that allows a terminally ill patient to request and ingest life-ending medication.
Cardinal Cupich, nuns challenge 'right-to-die' law, say Illinois 'has no business' forcing assisted suicide
<p>Cardinal Blase Cupich has added his high-profile name to a federal lawsuit challenging Illinois' assisted suicide law, arguing that the practice is unconstitutional and "denies the choice of a dignified death" to Catholics who want to die naturally. </p><p>Cupich's suit is one of at least three filed ahead of the law's effective date: Sept. 12. A federal judge is expected to rule on a request for a preliminary injunction on one of the suits o…
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The Catholic SunCardinal Cupich, women religious, Catholic pharmacist sue Illinois over assisted suicide law
Cardinal Blase J. Cupich of Chicago, two orders of Catholic nuns, and an Illinois pharmacist sued Illinois over the state's physician-assisted suicide law.
Cardinal, nuns challenge assisted suicide law - Regional Media News
(The Center Square0 - The Catholic archbishop of Chicago, two orders of nuns and a rural pharmacist filed a lawsuit against Illinois on Thursday over the state's End-of-Life Options for Terminally Ill Patients Act. Cardinal Blase Cupich, the Carmelite Sisters for the Aged and Infirm, [...]
Cardinal, nuns challenge assisted suicide law – Center Square
The plaintiffs argue the law violates their religious beliefs by forcing them to help terminally ill patients kill themselves, and that Illinois also threatens religious caregivers for speaking a life-affirming message against suicide by imposing a gag order on their care.
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