ACLU Archives - New Ways Ministry

Gender-Affirming Surgery Canceled by State-Owned Hospital Guided by Catholic Identity

August 12, 2026/1 Comment/in Gender Identity, Healthcare /by Phoebe Carstens

Purchased by Penn State 2015, the medical center's website says it operates under “our values as a Catholic hospital” and is “guided by Catholic Social Teaching.” Read More

Catholic School Drops Religious Liberty Lawsuit Against City Non-Discrimination Ordinance

June 5, 2019/0 Comments/in Politics & Human Rights, Religious Liberty, Schools & Youth /by Robert Shine, Managing Editor

A Catholic school in Ohio has terminated its lawsuit targeting a city anti-LGBTQ non-discrimination ordinance that was being challenged on religious liberty grounds. Read More

Michigan Will No Longer Fund Adoption Agencies that Ban LGBTQ Parents

April 12, 2019/2 Comments/in Marriage & Family, Politics & Human Rights /by Jonathan Nisly

The state of Michigan will require all adoption agencies receiving government funding to work with LGBTQ parents, as the result of a settlement between the American Civil Liberties Union and Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel (D). Read More

Transgender Teen Sues Catholic Hospital for Discrimination

October 20, 2017/4 Comments/in Gender Identity, Politics & Human Rights /by Robert Shine, Managing Editor

A transgender teen is suing a Catholic hospital for allegedly denying him a surgery as part of his transition. This case is but the latest example that church-affiliated healthcare systems will increasingly have to deal with trans issues, with the question now being how will the hospitals respond? Read More