New Jersey’s Assault on Religious Freedom Exposes Modernist Apostasy

Catholic News Agency reports on the U.S. Supreme Court case First Choice Women’s Resource Centers, Inc. v. Platkin, where New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin issued a 2023 subpoena demanding donor lists from a faith-based pregnancy center. Platkin established a “reproductive rights strike force” targeting crisis pregnancy centers, accusing them of providing “false or misleading information about the safety and legality of abortion.” First Choice, which provides medical services but no abortions, contends the subpoena violates First Amendment rights by chilling free speech and association. The case has drawn support from groups including the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, who argue forced donor disclosure burdens religious exercise. The Supreme Court’s decision will determine whether such challenges can proceed directly to federal courts.