Catholic nuns file lawsuit arguing medical aid in dying law threatens religious freedom
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A group of religious healthcare workers is suing the state of New York for a law set to take effect in August that allows certain patients the option of assisted suicide. New York Gov. Kathy Hochul signed the Medical Aid in Dying Act into law last February, and under it, certain terminally ill adult…
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On Friday, the Dominican Sisters of Hawthorne filed a complaint over the state'ss new assisted dying law, arguing it forces religious workers to compromise their faith, writes Madeleine Long.
A group of religious healthcare workers is suing the state of New York for a law set to take effect in August that allows certain patients the option of assisted suicide. New York Gov. Kathy Hochul signed the Medical Aid in Dying Act into law last February, and under it, certain terminally ill adult…
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Four orders of Catholic nuns and several healthcare ministries have filed a lawsuit against New York over a law that compels them to participate in assisted suicides for patients, a violation of their faith.
Medical Aid in Dying Act goes even further than assisted suicide regimes on West Coast, Australia and New Zealand, drastically limits exemptions, could require medical professionals to falsify death certificates, nuns tell court.
Catholic religious sisters and the Diocese of Rockville Centre have filed a federal lawsuit challenging New York's new assisted suicide law. They argue the law violates religious freedom by forcing Catholic ministries to participate in practices that contradict Church teaching on the sanctity of hum…
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