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Catholic Hospitals Challenge NY Assisted Suicide Law | Salt Lake City News
A federal judge has temporarily blocked New York’s new assisted-suicide law, granting Catholic healthcare providers legal breathing room as they fight to uphold their religious convictions. The law, set to fully take effect in August, allows terminally ill adults to obtain medication to end their lives — but religious ministries argue it doesn’t clearly protect them from being forced to participate, even indirectly. Represented by The Becket Fund, these groups fear lawsuits if they’re required to facilitate the process in any way — from helping coordinate care to transferring patients. Bishop…
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