A federal judge in North Dakota issued a ruling on Monday that temporarily blocks the enforcement of new regulations requiring employers to provide time off for abortion and fertility treatments against thousands of Catholic employers nationwide. The ruling affects over 7,000 Catholic parishes and 1,380 Catholic employers.
The lawsuit challenging the regulations was brought by the Catholic Benefits Association and the Catholic Diocese in Bismarck, arguing that the regulations infringed upon their religious rights by compelling them to accommodate employees seeking abortions or 'immoral fertility treatments.'
