Bush Administration Proposal

The Department of Health and Human Services is considering a new regulation designed to protect health-care workers who object to abortion and some birth-control methods. Among other things, critics say the regulation could invalidate 54 laws in 37 states designed to provide access to contraceptives.

SOURCE: Guttmacher Institute | The Washington Post - July 31, 2008

This Story Workers' Religious Freedom vs. Patients' Rights Article \| A Bush administration proposal aimed at protecting health-care workers who object to abortion, and to birth-control methods they consider tantamount to abortion, has escalated a bitter debate over the balance between religious freedom and patients' rights. Bush Administration Proposal Story Archive: Right of Conscience vs. Patient Care PDF: Helth and Human Services Draft Legislation		TOOLBOX E-Mail This Save/Share + Digg Facebook Reddit Twitter myspace SOURCE: Guttmacher Institute \| The Washington Post - July 31, 2008 ¬es=The Department of Health and Human Services is considering a new regulation designed to protect health-care workers who object to abortion and some birth-control methods. Among other things, critics say the regulation could invalidate 54 laws in 37 states designed to provide access to contraceptives." onclick="if ( typeof otto != 'undefined' ) { }" onmouseover="changebg2('delicious')" onmouseout="resetbg2('delicious')" target="new">del.icio.us SOURCE: Guttmacher Institute \| The Washington Post - July 31, 2008 \'),\'newstrust\'+(new Date()).getMilliseconds(),\'dependent=no,scrollbars=yes,resizable=yes,alwaysRaised=yes,status=yes,directories=yes,location=yes,menubar=yes,toolbar=yes,width=430,height=750,modal=no\'));ntw.focus();'" onclick="if ( typeof otto != 'undefined' ) { }" onmouseover="changebg2('newstrust')" onmouseout="resetbg2('newstrust')">NewsTrust Stumble It! COMMENT 0 Comments Your browser's settings may be preventing you from commenting on and viewing comments about this item. See instructions for fixing the problem. Discussion Policy CLOSE Comments that include profanity or personal attacks or other inappropriate comments or material will be removed from the site. Additionally, entries that are unsigned or contain "signatures" by someone other than the actual author will be removed. Finally, we will take steps to block users who violate any of our posting standards, terms of use or privacy policies or any other policies governing this site. Please review the full rules governing commentaries and discussions. You are fully responsible for the content that you post. Who's Blogging » Links to this graphic
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