"The Long-Term Care Facility Residents' Bill of Rights for LGBTQIA+ New Yorkers and People Living with HIV mandates that long-term care facilities in New York give patients access to bathrooms, hospital beds, and other amenities that align with their gender identities."
"First & Fourteenth has preemptively filed the suit anyway, arguing officials might one day prosecute the hospice, despite New York state officials not having taken any action against the sisters."
"One provision in the law requires long-term care staff to undergo cultural competency training, which First & Fourteenth's lawsuit calls 'indoctrination.'"
"The sisters do not want to litigate. They want this resolved, and they want to focus on their ministry, despite the legal actions being taken in their name."
The Dominican Sisters of Hawthorne are suing New York over a law mandating gender identity accommodations in long-term care facilities. The law requires facilities to provide access to amenities that align with patients' gender identities and mandates staff training. The sisters, represented by a religious liberty law firm, argue that these requirements infringe on their religious beliefs and free speech rights. They express a desire to resolve the issue without litigation, focusing on their ministry instead of legal battles.
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