New York’s Abortion Mandate Retreat: Hollow Victory in a Godless Legal System
CatholicNewsAgency.com reports that New York State abandoned its decade-long effort to impose abortion coverage mandates on religious groups, including the Dioceses of Ogdensburg and Albany, following a U.S. Supreme Court directive referencing Catholic Charities Bureau v. Wisconsin Labor and Industry Review (2025). The state’s narrow religious exemption—applicable only to organizations primarily employing coreligionists—was defeated through legal action spearheaded by the Becket Fund for Religious Liberty. The article frames this as a triumph for religious freedom, highlighting the involvement of Protestant nuns, Lutheran and Baptist churches, and Catholic entities.