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Washington bill would jail priests for not breaking Seal of Confession: ‘No exemption’

A Democratic state senator in Washington wants to mandate that priests commit an excommunicable offense or face jail time for not breaking the sacred Seal of Confession.

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Matt Lamb

• Feb 4, 2025Feb 5, 2025

Outgoing Washington governor mandated hospitals offer ‘emergency’ abortions to ‘pregnant people’

Washington state’s two successive governors ordered state officials to focus on expanding abortion. New Governor Bob Ferguson also appointed a Planned Parenthood executive to a committee focused on promoting abortion.

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Matt Lamb

• Jan 17, 2025Jan 17, 2025

Washington state backs down from ‘unconstitutional’ investigation into pro-life groups

The Washington Attorney General's office informed Obria Group and Obria Medical Groups PNW that it has closed an investigation seeking to go through documents dating back more than 10 years for evidence of unspecified wrongdoing, in what Alliance Defending Freedom said was merely an attempt to go after pro-life nonprofits.

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Calvin Freiburger

• May 30, 2024May 31, 2024

Christian groups accuse Washington AG of unlawfully investigating them due to pro-life convictions

Alliance Defending Freedom lawyers contend that Washington state’s attorney general conducted an unlawful probe into two faith-based, pro-life non-profits’ privileged records, singling out the groups over their life-affirming views.

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Alliance Defending Freedom

• Dec 4, 2023Dec 4, 2023

12 states file lawsuit against FDA to protect access to abortion drugs

‘The action follows a Texas lawsuit seeking to overturn the FDA’s approval of the abortion drugs mifepristone and misoprostol.’

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Ashley Sadler

• Feb 24, 2023

US Supreme Court sends back case against Christian florist sued for rejecting gay ‘wedding’

The high court ordered the Washington justices to reconsider it in light of the recent Masterpiece Cakeshop ruling.

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Calvin Freiburger

• Jun 25, 2018Jun 18, 2021

U.S. Supreme Court may soon take case of Christian florist sued for rejecting gay ‘wedding’

A Washington state ruling against a Washington flower shop may be next to go before the high court.

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Calvin Freiburger

• Jun 6, 2018Jun 18, 2021

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Washington bill would jail priests for not breaking Seal of Confession: ‘No exemption’

Outgoing Washington governor mandated hospitals offer ‘emergency’ abortions to ‘pregnant people’

Washington state backs down from ‘unconstitutional’ investigation into pro-life groups

Christian groups accuse Washington AG of unlawfully investigating them due to pro-life convictions

12 states file lawsuit against FDA to protect access to abortion drugs

US Supreme Court sends back case against Christian florist sued for rejecting gay ‘wedding’

U.S. Supreme Court may soon take case of Christian florist sued for rejecting gay ‘wedding’