UPDATE: Feds back off demand that Catholic hospital extinguish chapel candle

UPDATE: Feds back off demand that Catholic hospital extinguish chapel candle

CNA—Federal government regulators backed off their demands that a Catholic hospital extinguish its chapel candle after the Oklahoma hospital’s lawyers argued that their client’s religious freedom was being violated. The hospital was informed that it will receive a waiver, provided it posts signs warning about keeping oxygen equipment away from the tabernacle candle, which is…

Would proposed Biden rule force doctors to perform transgender surgeries and abortions?

Would proposed Biden rule force doctors to perform transgender surgeries and abortions?

CNA—The Biden administration proposed a new rule this week that legal experts say, if finalized, would force hospitals and doctors to perform gender-transition surgeries and abortions. The rule proposed by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) revises Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) to add “sexual orientation and gender identity” and…