Sister Maris Stella, the vicar general of the Sisters of Life, said in a statement that “we are grateful for this victory, which protects our right to continue to uphold and defend the beauty and strength of women” and “it’s our privilege to walk alongside each woman who comes to us and to stand in solidarity with her, helping her to move in freedom, not in fear.”
“In over 30 years of serving women in the State of New York, we have learned that what a woman really needs is to be seen, heard, and believed in, which is why we are committed to providing the necessary emotional, practical, and spiritual support for her to flourish,” she continued. “We are called to bring hope, comfort, and joy to women who feel they have nowhere else to turn. The judge’s order will protect us as we continue our ministry.”
The 2022 law specifically targeted pro-life pregnancy centers by singling out organizations that provide pregnancy counseling and resources but do not refer women for abortions. The lawsuit noted that the law allows state officials to access private information “without a warrant and without any reason to suspect that the organization is violating any law,” which the order’s lawyers argued was a violation of the Fourth Amendment’s protections against unreasonable searches and seizures.
In addition to the purported Fourth Amendment violations, the lawsuit argued that demanding this information infringes upon First Amendment protections of free speech and freedom of religion, noting that Sisters of Life’s opposition to abortion is a matter of the religious order’s faith and doctrine.
The lawsuit further argued that turning over private information would harm its mission because “relationships of trust and confidence with pregnant women are chilled by the government’s claimed ability to obtain documents and information about those women and their conversations with the Sisters.”
Mark Rienzi, the president and CEO of Becket Law, which represented the sisters, referred to the court order as a win in a statement.
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