U.S. judge voids Trump-backed 'conscience' rule for healthcare workers

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Source: Reuters, via National Post

U.S. judge voids Trump-backed 'conscience' rule for healthcare workers

Reuters
November 6, 2019
11:08 AM EST

NEW YORK -- A federal judge in Manhattan on Wednesday declared void a rule backed by the Trump administration that would make it easier for doctors and nurses to avoid performing abortions on religious or moral grounds.

The 147-page decision by U.S. District Judge Paul Engelmayer on the so-called "conscience" rule came in a lawsuit by more than 20 U.S. states and municipalities, which said enforcement could undermine their ability to provide effective healthcare without jeopardizing billions of dollars a year in aid.

(Reporting by Jonathan Stempel in New York Editing by Chizu Nomiyama)

Read more: https://nationalpost.com/pmn/health-pmn/u-s-judge-voids-trump-backed-conscience-rule-for-healthcare-workers

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NEW: A NY federal judge has blocked the Trump admin's "conscience" rule, which would let health workers refuse to do certain procedures -- like abortion or sex reassignment surgery -- that violate their conscience or religion: https://assets.documentcloud.org/documents/6541110/11-6-19-New-York-v-HHS-Opinion-

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https://assets.documentcloud.org/documents/6541110/11-6-19-New-York-v-HHS-Opinion-SDNY.pdf

[mpcamb]

1. Catholic hospital systems in NY have used this as a dodge for paying for birth control.

Go get 'em.

[cstanleytech]

3. Personally I have few issues with a religious based hospital that wants a "conscience" rule

however they should receive zero federal or state taxpayer money.

[aggiesal]

5. I agree, once anyone, any business, any corporation, any school ...

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that receives tax dollars, their behavior should be secular.

If you want to be non-secular and apply your religious beliefs,
you/they can't received tax dollars, and you/they can't claim
tax breaks that everyone else enjoys.

Secular - denoting attitudes, activities, or other things that have no religious or spiritual basis.

[usaf-vet]

6. Well said.

[elleng]

7. Their behavior must be secular;

they can think whatever they want.

[aggiesal]

8. Thanks, ...

changed thinking to behavior.

[elleng]

9. Thanks

[Rabrrrrrr]

11. Yes - if you're gonna take taxpayer money, then provide all legal healthcare to all taxpayers

or lose your funding.

Same with the goddamn school vouchers going to religious schools. I call bullshit.

[RKP5637]

2. K&R!!!!!!!!!!! n/t

[fleur-de-lisa]

4. Another bad week for the dotard!

[Ohiogal]

10. Thank goodness

for our courts!

[kimbutgar]

12. After all it is in our constitution separation of church and state.

[RestoreAmerica2020]

13. Access to birth control means less abortions--isn't that the goal?

Of course it is not! They, the religious right, fake christian gop want to control women's reproductive rights, bodies.

Kamala Harris' questioning of sexual predator Kavanaugh points out that fact: "Can you think of any laws that give government the right to control the male body?" After odious oaf stumbles to answer..she retorts by saying.."I'll take that as no." [See video link]

https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=https://m.youtube.com/watch%3Fv%3Db6g-zycRv8Q&ved=2ahUKEwiky6LzjNblAhXdFzQIHcRzD5sQwqsBMAd6BAgHECc&usg=AOvVaw2cCNcjTSZcT-it7r_DdKvC&cshid=1573065991585

[DesertRat]

14. Another blow to the Trump administration

[mahatmakanejeeves]

15. Judge: Trump's HHS opened an entire Religious Freedom division based on an outright lie...

Zoe Tillman Retweeted

Thread: Yesterday in an opinion striking down a Trump policy intended to let health workers refuse abortion and sex reassignment services, a judge detailed findings that Trump's HHS opened an entire Religious Freedom division based on an outright lie...

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