Public Comment on Removing Conscience Protections for Health Care Workers Starts Today
By John-Henry Westen WASHINGTON, March 6, 2009 (LifeSiteNews.com) – President Obama’s proposal to rescind a policy that protects the conscience rights of health care workers has now been formally published in the Federal Register, thus opening the 30-day period available for public comment on the proposal. Pro-life groups in the United States are urging concerned citizens to voice their concerns. The policy, one of the last acts of the Bush Administration, protects health care workers from being forced to perform and provide controversial services that conflict with their personal, moral and religious beliefs. Comments may be submitted by email at […]
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