Protection for providers refusing to do abortions

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Abortion Conscience Protection Legislation

Leaders of three American Catholic organisations - the Conference of Catholic Bishops, the Catholic Medical Association and the Catholic Health Association - have signed a letter urging Senators to vote against rescinding an amendment which protects health care providers who refuse to be involved with abortion. The Hyde/Weldon Amendment, approved last December, is under attack from Senator Barbara Boxer, who is proposing its abolition. The letter to the US Senate states: "Current law already allows individual and institutional health care providers to freely choose to provide abortions, and the Hyde/Weldon Conscience Protection Amendment does not alter this reality. All the amendment does is help 'level the playing field' for those who decline to provide abortions.  If you hold a pro-life position, this will be an easy vote. If you see yourself as 'pro-choice,' this is an opportunity to affirm that your commitment to 'choice' includes respect for everyone's choices on abortion. We hope for an overwhelming Senate vote against rescinding the Hyde/Weldon Conscience Protection Amendment." [United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, 23 February]

[Links to web-based sources are listed at www.spuc.org.uk/news.   Society for the Protection of Unborn Children, 5-6 St Matthew Street, London, United Kingdom, SW1P 2JT, +44 20 7222 5845. The reliability of the news herein depends on that of the cited sources, which are paraphrased rather than quoted. Opinions expressed are not necessarily those of the society.]

 

Updated on RARTL March 12, 2005


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