Category: Conscience Rights

By Dave Andrusko WASHINGTON, D.C.— On June 12 , the Department of Health and Human Services finalized a rule under Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) that reverses an Obama Administration’s redefinition of sex discrimination to include “termination of pregnancy.” Under the final rule, HHS eliminates certain provisions of the 2016 Rule that …

By Dave Andrusko Yesterday NRL News Today wrote a lengthy analysis of the victory for religious freedom and the right of conscience the Supreme Court delivered in a 7-2 decision. The justices concluded that the Little Sisters of the Poor are not bound by a mandate, issued by HHS under a provision of ObamaCare, that …

Must the Little Sisters of the Poor be compelled to pay for health coverage for products and procedures they find “morally unacceptable”? “The Third Circuit’s decision guts the RFRA [Religious Freedom Restoration Act] protections of Religious Liberty and inappropriately restricts agencies from circumscribing regulation to avoid infringing on religious expression. In RFRA, Congress explicitly recognized …

By Dave Andrusko Editor’s note. There is nothing that I would change about this post which ran one year ago today in NRL News Today—except to change “one year” to “two years.” We’ve written a great deal about how the Abortion Industry (and, increasingly, pro-assisted suicide forces) work unceasingly to compel medical personnel to participate …

By Dave Andrusko Among the panoply of positive actions the Trump Administration has taken, one we’ve highlighted repeatedly are the efforts HHS has taken to protect the right of conscience. The right not to be forced to comply with, or be a party to, actions that violate your conscience is not only important to us as …

By Michael Cook One of the hottest topics in bioethics today is conscientious objection (CO). Although the clamour is loudest in the corner where the debate is over whether CO has a right to exist, most writers and legislators believe that there is some room for CO in healthcare. The question is how much room. …

Medical groups, minorities, legal experts line up against New York’s attempt to block healthcare anti-discrimination law WASHINGTON – A diverse group of states, Members of Congress, minority groups, medical affiliate organizations, and legal experts recently filed half-a-dozen briefs supporting the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) Conscience Rule, which provides federal conscience protections …

By Wesley J. Smith Editor’s note. When we choose what story to repost that appeared in NRL News Today exactly one year prior, the #1 priority is that the story remains relevant. The battle—and it is tenacious, hand-to-hand combat—to protect freedom of conscience is even tougher today than May 15, 2019. The anti-life forces are …

Swedish nurses’ conscience case rejected by European Court of Human Rights By Ann Farmer Ellinor Grimmark and Linda Steen, two Swedish nurses who have been denied midwife posts for refusing to carry out abortions, have now lost their legal bid to take Sweden to court for violating their beliefs after they took their case to …

Sweden remains one of the only European countries failing to protect freedom of conscience Editor’s note. The following comes from ADF International. STRASBOURG (March 12, 2020) – Today, in a short written decision, the European Court of Human Rights found the application of the two Swedish midwives Ellinor Grimmark and Linda Steen inadmissible. After refusing to …