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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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