Nuns Can Practice without Using Medical Aid in Dying Act for Now
- A federal court issued a temporary restraining order preventing New York from enforcing assisted suicide requirements related to the Medical Aid in Dying Act while the lawsuit proceeds.
- The Medical Aid in Dying Act allows terminally ill adults to request life-ending drugs but is challenged as violating First Amendment rights.
- Catholic religious groups have expressed opposition to the law, arguing it threatens religious freedom and encourages suicide.
- Catholic leaders have described assisted suicide as a grave moral issue and support protecting religious freedom and vulnerable citizens against the law's enforcement.
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Nuns can practice without using Medical Aid in Dying Act for now
A federal judge has ordered the state not to enforce its assisted-suicide mandate against four orders of Catholic nuns and several Catholic healthcare ministries while their federal lawsuit proceeds. Read more from WBEN:
Court Shields Women Religious From New York Assisted Suicide Law
An undated photo shows a Carmelite sister coming a resident’s hair at Ozanam Hall in Bayside the New York borough of Queens. On July 30, 2026, a judge temporarily shielded four orders of women religious and Catholic healthcare ministries from enforcement of a New York state law allowing physicians to aid terminally ill adults in dying by suicide. (Photo: OSV News/courtesy Becket) by Kate Scanlon (OSV News) – A federal judge July 30 temporarily s…
Catholic Nuns Score Win In Fight Against NY Assisted Suicide Law
A group of Catholic nuns and health care ministries scored a temporary court win on Thursday in their challenge against New York’s physician-assisted suicide law. In a four-page filing, the Empire State agreed to a temporary restraining order (TRO) by Biden-appointed Judge Anne Nardacci that momentarily bars government officials from enforcing the contested statute against […]
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