Obama Administration Quietly Guts Bush-Era ‘Conscience Clause’ For Health Care Workers | Talking Points Memo

In a little-noticed move earlier this month, the Obama Administration rescinded part of the Bush-era “conscience clause,” which permits health care workers to deny care or services if they have moral or religious objections.The Washington Post reports that the Department of Health and Human Services gutted most of a federal regulation that in 2008 broadened existing conscience protection rules.


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