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New York Archdiocese Joins Nuns in Lawsuit Over Assisted Suicide Law
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In Short: Archbishop Ronald Hicks of the Archdiocese of New York has joined a lawsuit filed by four orders of Catholic nuns and other Catholic healthcare ministries against New York’s assisted-suicide mandate.
The lawsuit, initiated by the Carmelite Sisters for the Aged and Infirm and other Catholic healthcare ministries, aims to protect these institutions from a new law that would compel them to participate in assisted suicide, which they view as incompatible with their mission of compassionate care.
Archbishop Hicks stated, 'As Catholics, we are guided by the compassion of Jesus to serve those of every background who are in need of healing.' He emphasized that assisted suicide is entirely antithetical to the healing mission of ArchCare, a Catholic healthcare ministry.
The lawsuit, represented by the religious liberty law firm Becket, argues that the state’s assisted suicide rules would force Catholic healthcare providers to participate in practices contrary to their faith and mission.
Archbishop Hicks's involvement in the lawsuit was announced by Becket on October 30. He joins a growing list of Catholic prelates and religious sisters who have sued the governments of New York and Illinois over assisted suicide programs.
In addition to the New York ruling, Catholic objectors in Illinois, including the Archdiocese of Chicago and the Diocese of Springfield, have secured victories at federal court, with a judge ordering the state to hold off on enforcing suicide rules against them while the suits play out.
The Archdiocese of New York and attorneys for about 1,300 parishioners who said they were sexually abused by clergy have agreed to an $800 million settlement of their legal claims, the second-largest involving a Catholic archdiocese in the U.S. Archbishop Hicks sent an email on Saturday to clergy confirming the settlement after attorneys for the survivors of alleged abuse announced it.
What this adds
The lawsuit seeks to protect Catholic healthcare providers from a new law that would force them to help terminally ill patients kill themselves, a violation of their faith. The Archdiocese of New York and attorneys for about 1,300 parishioners who said they were sexually abused by clergy have agreed to an $800 million settlement of their legal claims, the second-largest involving a Catholic archdiocese in the U.S. Archbishop Hicks sent an email on Saturday to clergy confirming the settlement after attorneys for the survivors of alleged abuse announced it.
Background
In conclusion, Becket — Religious Liberty for All, Ewtnnews, and the National Catholic Register agree that Archbishop Ronald Hicks of the Archdiocese of New York has joined a lawsuit filed by four orders of Catholic nuns and other Catholic healthcare ministries against New York’s assisted-suicide mandate.
What's confirmed
- WASHINGTON – Archbishop Ronald Hicks, the Archdiocese of New York and the Catholic healthcare ministry ArchCare have joined a lawsuit brought by four orders of Catholic nuns and other Catholic healthcare ministries against New York’s assisted-suicide mandate.
- Assisted suicide is entirely antithetical to the healing mission of ArchCare.
- Archbishop Hicks is now seeking the same protection for the Catholic healthcare providers within the Archdiocese of New York.
- Archbishop Ronald Hicks joined a suit brought by several orders of religious sisters against the state’s recently instituted suicide regime.
- In addition to the New York ruling, the Catholic objectors in Illinois — which include the Archdiocese of Chicago and the Diocese of Springfield — have secured victories at federal court, with a judge ordering the state to hold off on enforcing suicide rules against them while the suits play out.
- Hicks is the latest Catholic prelate to join the legal fight against assisted suicide in the U.S. A total of four bishops and dozens of religious sisters have sued the governments of New York and Illinois after the states enacted assisted suicide programs.
- The Catholic plaintiffs in that suit argued that the state’s assisted suicide rules would force them to participate in the process of helping suicidal patients kill themselves, a violation of core Catholic teaching on the sanctity of life.
- The archbishop added his name to a lawsuit that includes Rockville Centre Bishop John Barres, the Carmelite Sisters for the Aged and Infirm, the Dominican Sisters of Hawthorne, the Missionary Sisters of St.
- The Archdiocese of New York says the law would force Catholic hospitals to participate in practices contrary to their mission of caring for patients The Archdiocese of New York has joined a lawsuit challenging New York State’s assisted suicide law, it was announced on Friday, October 30.
- The Archdiocese of New York and lawyers for about 1,300 parishioners who said they were sexually abused by clergy have agreed to an $US800 million ($A1.1 billion) settlement of their legal claims, the second-largest involving a Catholic archdiocese in the US Archbishop Ronald Hicks sent an email on Saturday to clergy confirming the settlement after lawyers for the survivors of alleged abuse announced it.
- On July 30, New York agreed to an order that temporarily protects the nuns and ministries.
What's still developing
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