CV NEWS FEED // The Diocese of Springfield, Illinois, and a pro-life pregnancy resource center filed a lawsuit against state officials March 20, challenging a law that forces religious organizations to hire individuals who do not share or live according to Christian beliefs on abortion.
A 2024 amendment to Illinois Human Rights Act prohibited all employers from refusing to hire anyone based on their “reproductive health decisions,” meaning that pro-life ministries or faith-based organizations can be required to hire employees who do not uphold the dignity of human life. Represented by legal nonprofit Alliance Defending Freedom, the diocese and the pregnancy care center’s lawsuit opposes the amendment and fights for their religious freedom rights.
“Illinois can’t force pro-life religious organizations to bend their knee to the state’s secular view of abortion,” ADF Senior Counsel Mark Lippelmann stated in a news release. “The Constitution protects the right of religious organizations to choose workers who will advance — rather than contradict — their religious beliefs. We urge the court to uphold these organizations’ fundamental right to serve their communities consistent with their faith.”
According to the lawsuit, the Pregnancy Care Center of Rockford (PCC) is a Christian pro-life ministry that requires its employees to “represent The PCC — and more importantly, the Gospel of Jesus Christ — in their work as well as in their private lives.”
The lawsuit also noted that two...
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