AMERICANALMANAC (Alan Benson) - Catholic nuns challenge New York's assisted suicide law in federal court, citing religious liberty
A coalition of Catholic religious orders and healthcare providers is suing New York to block an assisted suicide law they say forces nuns to counsel dying patients about ending their lives, and the Department of Justice just signaled it's paying attention. The lawsuit, filed by the religious liberty law firm Becket on behalf of more […] The post Catholic nuns challenge New York's assisted suicide law in federal court, citing religious liberty appeared first on American Almanac .
A coalition of Catholic religious orders and healthcare providers is suing New York to block an assisted suicide law they say forces nuns to counsel dying patients about ending their lives, and the Department of Justice just signaled it's paying attention. The lawsuit, filed by the religious liberty law firm Becket on behalf of more than a dozen Catholic plaintiffs, targets New York's Medical Aid in Dying Act before it takes effect on August 5, 2026. The plaintiffs include four religious orders, the Carmelite Sisters for the Aged and Infirm, the Dominican Sisters of Hawthorne, the Missionary Sisters of St. Benedict, the Little Sisters of the Poor, along with the Diocese of Rockville Centre, Bishop John Barres, and Catholic Health, which…Open