By: Steven P. Garmisa
Threatened with criminal prosecution if it opens up a “safe injection site” for people struggling with opioid abuse, a nonprofit Pennsylvania corporation claimed protection under the Religious Freedom Restoration Act and First Amendment.The nonprofit, Safehouse, alleged the proposed project is “inspired and informed by classic Judeo-Christian beliefs about the need to preserve life, provide shelter to our neighbors, and do everything possible to care for the sick.”The government asked for declaratory judgment that the …