Judge Shields Catholic Ministries From New York Assisted-Dying Law

Judge shields Catholic ministries from New York assisted-dying law

A federal judge has ordered New York not to enforce parts of its new Medical Aid in Dying Act against four orders of Catholic nuns and several Catholic health care ministries while their lawsuit challenging the law proceeds, after the state agreed not to apply the disputed provisions to them for now. The Catholic plaintiffs argue the law would force them to take part in end-of-life practices that violate their faith, including counseling patient…

New York says Catholic sisters will not be required to participate in assisted suicide

(EWTN News) – A coalition of religious sisters in New York state won a major victory in federal court this week when the state agreed to not force the sisters to participate in New York’s looming assisted suicide regime. The lawsuit had been brought earlier in July by four communities of religious sisters in the state. U.S. District Judge Anne Nardacci on July 30 issued the consent order holding that the government is “barred from requiring that…