Members of the Sisterhood of Saint Mary, a group of Anglican nuns, are among several religious organizations asking the United States Supreme Court to hear their challenge against a New York state mandate requiring employers to cover abortion in their employees healthcare plans. | Becket
A group of nuns and other religious organizations in New York are asking the U.S. Supreme Court to hear their case against a 2017 state mandate requiring employers to cover abortions in their employee healthcare plans.Â
Led by the Roman Catholic Diocese of Albany, a coalition of religious organizations filed an appeal Friday asking the nationâs high court to hear the case of
Members of the Sisterhood of Saint Mary, a group of Anglican nuns, are among several religious organizations asking the United States Supreme Court to hear their challenge against a New York state mandate requiring employers to cover abortion in their employees healthcare plans. | Becket
A group of nuns and other religious organizations in New York are asking the U.S. Supreme Court to hear their case against a 2017 state mandate requiring employers to cover abortions in their employee healthcare plans.Â
Led by the Roman Catholic Diocese of Albany, a coalition of religious organizations filed an appeal Friday asking the nationâs high court to hear the case of
The U.S. Supreme Court building, Wikimedia Commons, Daderot.
On Friday, a coalition of Roman Catholic, Baptist, Anglican, and Lutheran churches and charities asked the Supreme Court to consider whether or not New York’s abortion mandate violates their religious freedom. New York requires employers to cover “medically necessary abortions” broadly defined in their employee health care plans. While the mandate includes a religious freedom exemption, it does not apply to pro-life entities unless they only serve members of the same religion, among other things.
The Christian groups appealed to the Supreme Court, asking the Court to take up the case because it presents an opportunity to clarify critical religious freedom issues after many cases involving the COVID-19 pandemic. These churches and charities noted that if the abortion mandate remains in place, they will have to violate their core beliefs, cease offering health insurance to their employees, or shut down altogether.
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Easter Bunnyland at Crossgates Mall is usually a six-week program, open all mall hours, which entices kids and families to take a picture with the holiday’s favorite furry friend.
But unfortunately, last year’s bunny visits like virtually everything else were shortened to just two weeks, when the pandemic derailed any hopes of congregating in malls.
This Easter, Bunnyland is different. The photo opps are now inside of a Crossgates storefront in an effort for operators to control the environment and runs as a weekend-only offering this year, expanding to half-days in the mall and now operating at standard hours.