A New York federal court has ruled in favor of, the Sisters of Life, a community of Catholic nuns, who were operating a pro-life counseling service for pregnant women.

The Sisters took the state of New York to court after the government passed legislation in 2022 requiring pro-life organizations to turn over internal documents to the government that included the private information of any women who had used their services.

Rather than comply, the group, represented by the non-profit legal group, Becket, decided to sue the government to protect the privacy of the women who use their service.

The court ruled that the law violated the First Amendment Rights of the pro-life group.

Becket believed the government had passed the legislation in order to intimidate pro-life groups.

“The state government is clearly targeting the religious viewpoints of the Sisters of Life and violating the First Amendment protections granted to the Sisters,” said in a statement released by Becket after the court victory,

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