December 18, 2020
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Office for Civil Rights (OCR) made two announcements regarding conscience protection. First, HHS announced that it will “disallow $200 million in federal Medicaid funds going to California in the upcoming quarter due to the state illegally mandating that all healthcare plans subject to regulation by the California Department of Managed Health Care (DMHC) cover abortion without exclusion or limitation.”
In addition, they announced that they have referred the University of Vermont Medical Center (UVMMC) to the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) for enforcement after an investigation of UVMMC’s violation of conscience protection laws.
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Abortion is a sensitive issue anywhere though there are regions where it is allowed. However, there is due diligence needed for hospitals carrying out, including the federal anti-discrimination statute known better as “Chuch Amendments.”
This is a sensitive issue that the University of Vermont Medical Center is facing. The Justice Department filed a civil lawsuit against them for allegedly misleading and forcing a nurse to perform an abortion despite a conflict with the procedure due to her religious beliefs. The suit was filed at the Vermont Federal Court on Wednesday.