U.S. judge voids Trump-backed 'conscience' rule for healthcare workers [View all]

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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