WT: Calling the challenge “dubious,” a federal court Monday threw out a lawsuit from the American Civil Liberties Union that sought to force a Catholic hospital system to provide abortions against the church’s teachings.
The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan, Southern Division, said the ACLU did not have standing to sue Trinity Health Corporation, which operates 86 facilities in 21 states.
Kevin Theriot, senior counsel for the Alliance Defending Freedom, which intervened in the case on Trinity’s side, said the government cannot coerce medical personnel to violate their religion by providing abortions. MORE
Now the hospital should sue the ACLU for everything it has!
If someone wants to murder their child they can go to Murder Inc aka Planned Parenthood. Leave the Church out of it
Isn’t that remarkable that a court sided with the church? I’m amazed that the judge threw it out! The judge did the right thing – for a change.
I am not an attorney but I saw an actor play one on TV and therefore I am qualified to judge that the ACLU filed a harassment lawsuit against the hospital and should be financially punished .
The ACLU is an anti civil rights organization created by the Democrats in response to the waning influence of the KKK.
I tell you what. . . . the church run hospital shouldn’t be forced to perform abortions (a good thing), but I’LL be willing to perform late-term post-birth abortions . . . on ACLU members and their corporate donors. Step right up, no waiting. Do you want it quick and (relatively) painless, or low and slow. Your choice, we aim to please, just so long as it rids the US of another libelous spouting Libtard.
It’s not a great ruling for Pro-Life movement. If I read it correctly the court simply ruled that the ACLU had no standing on the issue/case therefore couldn’t bring the case. It said nothing about the law forcing a group to take action against their religious beliefs and violating their first amendment protections (at least I think it’s the first). I agree with some of the other commenters that the defendants should explore their options with regards to suing the ACLU for bringing a lawsuit meant to intimidate.
JohnS – More accurately, the ACLU was founded by leftists as a means to defend Communists.
Since then, the ACLU has metastisized like a cancer to defend just about any sick, bizarre issue so long as it destroys America.
Anti Christian Lawyers Union.