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.’
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.
The Trump administration reversed an Obama administration rule that would have forced doctors to participate in abortions and 'gender transition' surgeries.
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.
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.
'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.'
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.
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.