WATCH: Trump officials discuss importance of religious freedom
At 1 pm ET, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is hosting an online conference titled, ‘Religious Freedom in the Age of COVID-19 and Beyond.’
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Trump admin intervenes on behalf of patients denied Sacraments at hospitals during COVID
Priests have been widely barred from gaining entrance to hospitals in order to administer the Sacraments, particularly those of the Last Rites, and women have been forced to give birth alone.
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24 AGs sue Trump admin for protecting doctors from being forced to do abortions, ‘trans’ surgeries
The Trump administration reversed an Obama administration rule that would have forced doctors to participate in abortions and 'gender transition' surgeries.
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Trump admin reverses Obama-era rule forcing doctors to participate in ‘sex changes,’ abortions
The Obama-era regulations implied that medical providers would have to commit abortions and treat patients based on their asserted 'gender identity' or risk losing government aid, along with facing possible legal action.
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Catholic bishops, pro-life leaders: COVID-19 vaccines should be ‘free from any connection to abortion’
We 'strongly urge our federal government to ensure that fundamental moral principles are followed in the development of such vaccines,' they wrote.
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Investigative report: Disabled, elderly at ‘back of the line’ for COVID-19 care in at least 25 states
Some state guidelines said patients with cystic fibrosis shouldn't even be considered for ventilators; six states say hospitals should consider taking ventilators away from patients who rely on them in daily life if others need them more, a practice advocates say would discourage people with disabilities from even seeking treatment for COVID-19.
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Pro-life leaders to public health officials: Response to COVID-19 shouldn’t promote abortion
'While surgery centers postpone elective and diagnostic procedures, abortion centers are churning out surgical and chemical abortions...'
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Trump admin announces action against California for forcing churches to fund abortions
'We are putting California on notice that it must stop forcing people of good will to subsidize the taking of human life, not only because it’s the moral thing to do, but because it’s the law.'
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Pro-life group appeals to Trump admin for relief from state-mandated abortion insurance
The abortion requirements for health insurance under Oregon's Reproductive Health Equity Act would force Oregon Right to Life to violate its mission, the group argues.
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Trump admin proposes dropping abortion, ‘gender identity’ from HHS definition of sex discrimination
The Trump administration's Department of Health and Human Services is seeking to undo an Obama regulation forcing doctors to commit abortions and transgender surgeries.
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