The Catholic Medical Association helps to defend medical professionals, conscience rights, and religious freedom by joining with public interest law firms including Alliance Defending Freedom, the Becket Fund, the Bioethics Defense Fund, and other legal advocacy groups to file amicus curiae (“friend of the court”) briefs in the most important legal cases of the day. For copies of select briefs in which the CMA has joined recently, click the links below.
2024 Amicus Briefs
- Amici Brief of CMA in Diocese of Albany v. Harris II
- The Catholic Medical Association joins the National Catholic Bioethics Center and the National Association of Catholic Nurses, USA in support of New York employers who object to being forced to cooperate in the abortions of their employees through employer health plans. Such employers include a pregnancy support center, CompassCare, the Diocese of Albany, and congregations of women religious, including an Anglican religious order. An amicus brief has
been filed with the U.S. Supreme Court. See attached.
- The Catholic Medical Association joins the National Catholic Bioethics Center and the National Association of Catholic Nurses, USA in support of New York employers who object to being forced to cooperate in the abortions of their employees through employer health plans. Such employers include a pregnancy support center, CompassCare, the Diocese of Albany, and congregations of women religious, including an Anglican religious order. An amicus brief has
- Amici Brief of CMA in State of Oklahoma v. HHS
- This brief supports the state of Oklahoma On Appeal whose Title X funding was threatened by the US Dept of HHS for refusing to refer for abortion in their maternal child services. This is an appeal of decision from the United States District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma, being appealed to UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE TENTH CIRCUIT.
- This brief supports the state of Oklahoma On Appeal whose Title X funding was threatened by the US Dept of HHS for refusing to refer for abortion in their maternal child services. This is an appeal of decision from the United States District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma, being appealed to UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE TENTH CIRCUIT.
- Amici Brief of CMA in State of Tennessee v. HHS
- This brief supports the state of Tennessee On Appeal whose Title X funding was threatened by the US Dept of HHS for refusing to refer for abortion in their maternal child services. This is an appeal of decision On Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee, being appealed to UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE SIXTH CIRCUIT.
- This brief supports the state of Tennessee On Appeal whose Title X funding was threatened by the US Dept of HHS for refusing to refer for abortion in their maternal child services. This is an appeal of decision On Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee, being appealed to UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE SIXTH CIRCUIT.
- Amici Brief of CMA in US v. Jonathan Skrmetti et el
- The United States federal government is challenging the decision of the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the 6th District which refused to support an injunction of Tennessee law protecting minors with Gender Dysphoria from mutilating procedures. .
- The United States federal government is challenging the decision of the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the 6th District which refused to support an injunction of Tennessee law protecting minors with Gender Dysphoria from mutilating procedures. .
- Amici Brief of CMA in Tennessee v. HHS
2022 Amicus Briefs
- Amici Brief of CMA in Texas v. Beccera (EMTALA)
- Judge Hendrix ruled in favor of Texas. The brief provided additional support to the argument that the purpose of EMTALA is to protect both the pregnant mother and the unborn child, not to justify intentional termination of a pregnancy.
- DR. A., ET AL., v. KATHY HOCHUL, GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, IN HER OFFICIAL CAPACITY, ET AL.
- Plaintiff-Appellant: Barbara Morris, M.D. v. Defendants-Appellees: Centura Health Corporation…
2021 Amicus Briefs
2020 Amicus Briefs
2019 Amicus Briefs
- April 2020: Amicus Minton v. Dignity Health
- Amicus Minton v. Dignity Health: CMA Supports Dignity Health Catholic Hospital’s Rights of Conscience
2018 Amicus Briefs
- Title X Funding: CMA Issues Joint Agency Public Comment Supporting Federal Law Preventing Federal Funding of Abortion.
- World Medical Association (WMA) and Conscience Rights: CMA Joint Agency Petition to AMA to Insist WMA Protect the Right to Refuse to Refer for Abortion.
2017 Amicus Briefs
- Amicus Masterpiece Cakemaker v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission: CMA Supports Conscience Rights of Cakemaker Who Refuses to Cooperate in a Same-Sex Wedding.
- M.C. v C.M: CMA petitions US Supreme Court to End Surrogacy Contracts which Treat the Child as a Commodity Similar to Human Trafficking.
- The CMA has joined other organizations, respectful of human life and the dignity of human reproduction, in filing a friend of the court (Amicus) brief to the US Supreme Court demonstrating the detrimental effects on the child, and the vulnerable gestational mother, of Surrogacy Contracts. The goal is to have such contracts declared unconstitutional.
- CATHOLIC BENEFITS ASSOCIATION;DIOCESE OF FARGO; CATHOLIC CHARITIES NORTH DAKOTA; and CATHOLIC MEDICAL ASSOCIATION v.UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES; and UNITED STATES EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION (2017)
- MASTERPIECE CAKESHOP, LTD., AND JACK C. PHILLIPS v. COLORADO CIVIL RIGHTS COMMISSION, CHARLIE CRAIG, AND DAVID MULLINS
2014 Amicus Briefs
- MICHIGAN CATHOLIC CONFERENCE v. SYLVIA BURWELL
- REACHING SOULS INTERNATIONAL, INC. v: KATHLEEN SEBELIUS (2014)
- KATHLEEN SEBELIUS v: HOBBY LOBBY STORES, INC. (2014)
2013 Amicus Briefs
- LEGATUS v: KATHLEEN SEBELIUS (2013)
- TOM HORNE v: PAUL A. ISAACSON, M.D. (2013)
- CONESTOGA WOOD SPECIALTIES CORPORATION v: PAUL A. ISAACSON, M.D. (2013)
- HOBBY LOBBY STORES, INC. v: KATHLEEN SEBELIUS (2013)
- AUTOCAM CORPORATION v: KATHLEEN SEBELIUS (2013)
- CYRIL B. KORTE v: U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES (2013)
- TERRY CLINE v: OKLAHOMA COALITION FOR REPRODUCTIVE JUSTICE (2013)