Showing posts with label doctors. Show all posts
Showing posts with label doctors. Show all posts

Wednesday, April 8, 2009

Last day to protest removal of conscience clause

Thursday, April 9, is the last day to submit protest against President Obama’s possible removal of the conscience clause for physicians. If the clause is removed, physicians’ choice to refrain from procedures like abortion could be infringed on.
http://www.catholic.org/national/national_story.php?id=33096

The Cardinal Mindszenty Foundation has sent its petition to the government to reject the removal of the conscience clause.

To send your own comments, go to http://www.regulations.gov/search/index.jsp, click on the link "Comment or Submission," enter the keywords "Rescission Proposal," and select "Rescission of the Regulation entitled 'Ensuring That Department of Health and Human Services Funds Do Not Support Coercive ....'"

Tuesday, March 3, 2009

Healthcare conscientious objection in danger

The Obama Administration may remove the possibility of physicians and health care providers to exempt themselves from performing certain procedures (such as abortion) that violate their moral values. The Bishops and other good Catholics are worried.
http://www.usccb.org/comm/archives/2009/09-046.shtml