{"id":102684,"date":"2026-08-25T17:24:27","date_gmt":"2026-08-25T17:24:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/?p=102684"},"modified":"2026-08-25T17:24:27","modified_gmt":"2026-08-25T17:24:27","slug":"illinois-says-catholic-hospitals-wont-have-to-promote-suicide-as-federal-lawsuit-plays-out","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/de\/learn\/illinois-says-catholic-hospitals-wont-have-to-promote-suicide-as-federal-lawsuit-plays-out\/","title":{"rendered":"Illinois sagt, dass katholische Krankenh\u00e4user keinen Suizid f\u00f6rdern m\u00fcssen, w\u00e4hrend ein Bundesgerichtsverfahren l\u00e4uft"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"cppw-protected cppw-protected--overlay\"><div class=\"cppw-excerpt cppw-excerpt--overlay\"><p>Some Catholic hospitals and several other religious objectors in Illinois will not have to promote the state\u2019s assisted suicide regime while a lawsuit challenging the policy plays out in federal court. Springfield Bishop Thomas Paprocki had earlier in August brought the lawsuit against the state in U.S. district court alongside a Lutheran care home and several Christian doctors. The suit argues that the Illinois \u201cEnd-of-Life Options\u201d law requires doctors to participate in helping patients kill themselves even if the doctors\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall paywp-paywall\" data-required-level=\"25\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"cppw-lock-mark\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t<h2>Continue reading with a subscription<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<p>Get unlimited access to all our premium content and exclusive features.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall__actions\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-button\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/de\/become-a-member\/\">Subscribe Now<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-login-link\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/de\/login\/\">Already a subscriber? Sign in<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"cppw-paywall__microcopy\">Enjoy unlimited access, cancel anytime.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Some Catholic hospitals and several other religious objectors in Illinois will not have to promote the state\u2019s assisted suicide regime while a lawsuit challenging the policy plays out in federal court. Springfield Bishop Thomas Paprocki had earlier in August brought the lawsuit against the state in U.S. district court alongside a Lutheran care home and several Christian doctors. The suit argues that the Illinois \u201cEnd-of-Life Options\u201d law requires doctors to participate in helping patients kill themselves even if the doctors\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[100],"tags":[],"series":[],"class_list":["post-102684","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-christian-news"],"mb":[],"acf":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":50175,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/de\/learn\/pennsylvania-catholic-students-win-lawsuit-allowing-participation-in-local-district-sports\/","url_meta":{"origin":102684,"position":0},"title":"Pennsylvania Catholic students win lawsuit allowing participation in local district sports","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"Juni 23, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"Catholic school students won the right to play sports and participate in other public school activities in the State College Area School District after a victory in federal court on June 10, 2025. \/ Credit: matimix\/Shutterstock CNA Staff, Jun 12, 2025 \/ 10:59 am (CNA). 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The lawsuit had been brought earlier in July by four communities of religious sisters in the state. U.S. District Judge Anne Nardacci on July 30 issued the consent order holding that the government is \u201cbarred from requiring that [the sisters]\u201d participate in the assisted\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Christian News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Christian News","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/de\/learn\/category\/christian-news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":5265,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/de\/learn\/family-sues-over-hospitals-religious-exemption-for-euthanasia\/","url_meta":{"origin":102684,"position":2},"title":"Family sues over hospital\u2019s religious exemption for euthanasia","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"Juni 20, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"[ad_1] Source St. Paul\u2019s Hospital in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. \/ Credit: Margarita Young\/Shutterstock Vancouver, Canada, Jun 20, 2024 \/ 07:00 am (CNA). 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