by APFLI | Aug 2, 2004 | Legislation / Court Cases
In the USA, we still have "conscience protection" so that we are NOT REQUIRED to refer for abortion. This is found in the Weldon Amendment, passed yearly by the federal legislature along with government medical funding legislation. You may remember that the...
by APFLI | Apr 21, 2004 | Legislation / Court Cases
2006 Pro-Life Nurse's Refusal to Do Abortions Leads to Chicago Hospital Policy Protecting Conscience Rights. She challenged the hospital's policy of having its staff participate in abortions; this opened the eyes of her co-workers, who never knew they...
by APFLI | Feb 14, 2004 | Legislation / Court Cases
For more information about Rights of Conscience, go to http://www.unitedforlife.org/guides/roc/roc_main.htm US Code as of 01/05/99 Sec. 300a-7. Sterilization or abortion (a) Omitted (b) Prohibition of public officials and public authorities from imposition of certain...
by APFLI | Feb 14, 2004 | Legislation / Court Cases
For more information about Rights of Conscience, go to http://www.unitedforlife.org/guides/roc/roc_main.htm [H-5.995 Abortion, House of Delegates] Our AMA reaffirms that (1) abortion is a medical procedure and should be performed on by a duly licensed...
by APFLI | Feb 26, 2002 | Legislation / Court Cases
“The basic principle that no one ought to be forced to act in violation of his or her conscience is recognized and protected by a vast body of laws. In federal law, this principle is recognized in a number of provisions that protect conscientious objection to a...
