Judge blocks worker protections for abortion and fertility care for Catholic employers

Catholic hospital drops legal argument that a fetus is not a person

MercyOne Medical Center in Des Moines is part of Catholic Health Initiatives-Iowa Corp. (Photo via Google Earth) Catholic Health Initiatives-Iowa has dropped its argument in a medical malpractice case that the loss of an unborn child does not equate to the death of a “person” for the purpose of calculating damage awards. The nonprofit, tax-exempt entity is one of several defendants in a Polk County malpractice case involving the death of an unbo…

9,000 Pro-Life Businesses No Longer Forced to Fund Abortions

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Trump judge sides with North Dakota Catholics, blocks 'anti-religion' Biden regulations

Judge Traynor blocked enforcement of a rule and guidance requiring complicity in abortion and gender ideology.

Is Arizona abortion restriction still enforceable? Two sides spar

Supporters of abortion rights say Arizona voters' decision in November makes an older law moot, but the other side says doctors can still be sent to prison under it.

Judge issues permanent injunction against EEOC regulations involving abortion, gender identity

(OSV News) — In an April 15 ruling, a federal judge in North Dakota issued a permanent injunction against the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, siding with the Catholic Benefits Association in its legal challenge of two regulations included in the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act. The CBA asserted that in violation of Catholic religious beliefs, the regulations would have forced it and other Catholic employers to accommodate abortion, IVF or…

Judge exempts Catholic employers from abortion, fertility care rules

The Catholic Benefits Association and the Bismarck Diocese filed a lawsuit last year challenging the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s regulations on implementing the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act.