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Sarah Pulliam Bailey<\/strong><\/a><\/div>\nThe Obama administration has reversed a George W. Bush provision that permitted health workers to opt out of services they find objectionable on religious grounds, Rob Stein of the\u00a0Washington Post<\/em> reports<\/a>.<\/p>\n
The Health and Human Services Department eliminated nearly the entire rule put into effect by the administration of President George W. Bush during his final days in office that was widely interpreted as allowing such workers to opt out of a broad range of medical services, such as providing the emergency contraceptive Plan B, treating gay men and lesbians and prescribing birth control to single women.<\/p>\n
Calling the Bush-era rule \u201cunclear and potentially overbroad in scope,\u201d the new, much narrower version essentially leaves in place only long-standing federal protections for workers who object to performing abortions or sterilizations. It also retains the Bush rule\u2019s formal process for workers to file complaints.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
President Bush\u00a0 had announced<\/a> the provision, supported by the Christian Medical Association, just before leaving office. Before he took office, Obama had expressed objections to the provision.<\/p>\n
The Health and Human Services Department said in a\u00a0 statement<\/a>:<\/p>\n
The administration strongly supports provider conscience laws that protect and support the rights of health care providers, and also recognizes and supports the rights of patients. Strong conscience laws make it clear that health care providers cannot be compelled to perform or assist in an abortion. Many of these strong conscience laws have been in existence for more than 30 years. The rule being issued today builds on these laws by providing a clear enforcement process.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
The House is\u00a0 expected to vote<\/a> today on whether Planned Parenthood should receive federal funds. CT will be posting a story on evangelicals\u2019 attitudes towards the federal budget shortly.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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