A federal court has granted protections to a community of Catholic nuns after New York government officials tried to access sensitive internal documents from the pro-life group, which provides pregnancy services to those in need.
The State of New York agreed to a court order Wednesday that forbids them from demanding that the Sisters of Life provide sensitive, private information on their clients or punish them for refusing to provide it.
In Sisters of Life v. McDonald, the Sisters of Life—a community of Catholic women who have dedicated their lives to serve pregnant women in need—asked a federal court for an order protecting them from a New York law passed in 2022.
The law allows the government to probe the internal documents and policies of pro-life pregnancy centers, even forcing them to turn over information about the individual women who seek their help.
The invasive NY law was enacted shortly after the Supreme Court’s decision leaked in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization–a decision that would eventually overturn Roe v. Wade.
Becket, a non-profit group representing the nuns, believes the state of New York passed the law to intimidate pro-life organizations.
“The state government is clearly targeting the religious viewpoints of the
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