Proposed federal regulations prohibit hospitals from discriminating against doctors who refuse to perform abortions.
July 24, 2008 | Refer a Friend

On July 15, the New York Times reported that the Department of Health and Human Services will propose regulations that would require all recipients of federal aid to certify that they won't discriminate against doctors or nurses who refuse to perform abortions. These regulations would implement existing conscience protection laws that ensure that medical professionals cannot be denied employment because they do not want to provide abortions or certain forms of contraception.

Pro-abortionists have been protesting that conscience protection laws and regulations restrict women's freedom of choice, i.e. access to abortion. On the contrary, we believe that these laws are an important way to preserve true freedom of choice-the freedom of doctors and nurses to choose to act according to their conscience and the highest standards of medicine, without fear of losing their jobs. Such regulations are key to ensuring that healthcare providers can continue to serve women well without violating their consciences.

Please contact the White House switchboard (202-456-1414 or comments@whitehouse.gov), or your congressmen or senators, and urge them to support any legislation and regulations that uphold conscience protection for medical professionals.

Proposed federal regulations prohibit hospitals from discriminating against doctors who refuse to perform abortions.

Sincerely,

Tony Perkins
President

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