Bishop Chairmen Commend Administration for Enforcing Conscience Laws on Abortion
Bishop Chairmen Commend Administration for Enforcing Conscience Laws on Abortion 12/18/2020 at 5:10 PM Posted by Kevin Edward White USCCB Public Afairs Office, December 17, 2020 WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) Office for Civil Rights announced yesterday that it is taking corrective action against the University of Vermont Medical Center (UVMMC) and the State of California for violating federal conscience laws on abortion. The UVMMC violated the Church Amendment (enacted in 1973) by forcing a nurse to participate in an elective abortion against h...