HHS acts on violations of conscience protection
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Two U.S. bishop s committee said Dec. 17 they strongly commend the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services taking corrective action against a Vermont medical center and the state of California for violating federal conscience protection laws when it comes to abortion.
WASHINGTON Two U.S. bishop’s committee said Dec. 17 they “strongly commend” the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services taking “corrective action” against a Vermont medical center and the state of California for violating federal conscience protection laws when it comes to abortion.
In the first case, HHS’s Office for Civil Rights said Dec. 16 it has referred the University of Vermont Medical Center to the Department of Justice for a lawsuit over forcing a nurse to assist in an abortion procedure in violation of the nurse’s conscience rights.
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Bishops Affirm Conscience Rights
Dec. 18, 2020
NEW YORK, Dec. 18, 2020 /Christian Newswire/ Catholic League president Bill Donohue (photo) comments on the latest battle for conscience rights: I cannot take the life of a child in one room and guide another child into this world in the next.
Those are the words of Regina Frost, a Christian doctor who earlier this year expressed her disdain for Planned Parenthood and the state of New York when they went to court seeking to force medical professionals to perform abortions. As an OB-GYN, Frost took umbrage at the audacity of these pro-choice enthusiasts. It is quite obvious that the pro-abortion industry respects neither the choice of the child to be born nor the choice of people like Dr. Frost not to participate in abortions.
Despite being only a few days away from Christmas vacation, the Trump administration continues to follow through on its commitment to life and religious liberty, with nine different federal agencies finalizing a joint rule this week providing for fair and equal treatment for religious groups in federal programs. HHS Secretary Alex Azar joined me Wednesday on âWashington Watchâ to discuss his departmentâs participation in this rule.
Secretary Azar explained that the Obama administration had put âa scarlet letterâ on faith-based providers which required them to announce their status and direct funds to secular providers instead. Yet âif their faith wasnât there, most of them would not be nonprofits,â Secretary Azar told me. âThatâs what motivates them.â Indeed, by breaking with the previous administrationâs discrimination, the Trump administrationâs HHS has proven its commitment to protect religious liberty once again an