Posted on 04/15/2018 10:55:16 AM PDT by marshmallow
Catholic Charities and other faith-based organizations could be forced to proclaim to young illegal immigrants in their care that they have a 'right' to an abortion.
If the American Civil Liberties Union has its way, Catholic Charities and other faith-based organizations providing care for illegal alien minors will be forced to proclaim to the girls in their care during the shelter’s orientation that they have a “right” to an abortion. The ACLU seeks to compel this speech under the auspices of providing “notice” to the members of the recently certified class action in Garza v. Hargan.
The Garza case first made headlines in October of 2017, when the ACLU sued the federal government, trying to force the Office of Refugee Resettlement to release unadmitted illegal alien minors to obtain abortions. The ORR countered that its refusal to facilitate abortions for minors within its care did not create a substantial burden under Supreme Court abortion jurisprudence because the minor could voluntarily return to her own country of origin or seek release to a sponsor. In response, the ACLU stressed that it did not want the government’s assistance, but merely wanted the ORR to allow others to transport the girl to an abortion clinic, pay for her abortion, and then return her to federal custody.
The ACLU’s argument convinced a federal district court judge to order the government to release the plaintiff, identified only as J.D., and the D.C. Circuit, hearing the case en banc — meaning all active members of the court participated in the case — affirmed the lower court’s ruling. Before the DOJ had a chance to appeal, J.D. had her abortion, prompting the government to ask the Supreme Court to vacate the circuit court’s decision. That petition is pending.
Meanwhile, the ACLU added as plaintiffs three individuals, Jane Moe........
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Then Catholic Charities should stop caring for illegal women-———problem solved.
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That won’t happen.
They stopped doing adoptions in some areas because of gays wanting to adopt.
Who knows?
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Catholic Charities just recently launched a new radio ad asking for cars to donate, similar to other charitable organizations currently do. I guess things are getting lean now that Trump is putting the squeeze on their and Obama’s human trafficking enterprise.
Catholic Charities is a dirty organization...Getting money to relocate “ refugees”. Go check upstate NY. Former churches converted into mosques. Not that it’s a horrible thing, but too many of these people have slipped through the gate without any vetting, all in the name of God(money).
“”Catholic Charities and other faith-based organizations “”
There really shouldn’t be any problem as attaching any religious denomination name to the charity is just that - a name that has no meaning as far as Biblical/faith principles...Fools the people every time.. I guess the ACLU is just going through the motions as they know that already.
Or Catholic Charities could just refuse funding from the ORR.
There is nothing charitable about using taxpayers' dollars against their knowledge.
It would be interesting to see how active the Catholic Church would be in support of illegals if the Church would refuse all federal funding.
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