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ALBUQUERQUE – In New Mexico, one of the oldest Roman Catholic dioceses in the U.S. has filed its bankruptcy reorganization plan to compensate nearly 400 clergy abuse survivors with more than $121 mill.
In New Mexico, one of the oldest Roman Catholic dioceses in the U.S. has filed its bankruptcy reorganization plan to compensate nearly 400 clergy abuse survivors with more than $121 million. The Albuquerque Journal reports a federal bankruptcy judge will hear the Archdiocese of Santa Fe’s plan in a hearing Wednesday. The long-anticipated agreement comes nearly four years after the archdiocese filed for bankruptcy reorganization to resolve mounting abuse claims that dated back decades. Under the plan, six insurers will cover $46.5 million. That leaves the archdiocese responsible for $75 million. An attorney who has represented over 200 survivors says there's finally a “light at the end of the tunnel.”
New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham hitched her reelection campaign squarely to support for abortion access in the second head-to-head debate of the campaign season with Republican nominee Mark Ronchetti on Wednesday night.Lujan Grisham returned repeatedly to her advocacy for legal access to abortion procedures, also touching on her support for age-appropriate sex education linked to lower rates of teen pregnancies.