Administration to shield health workers who refuse to perform abortions or treat transgender...

[DonViejo]

Source: Politico




Administration to shield health workers who refuse to perform abortions or treat transgender patients

By DAN DIAMOND and JENNIFER HABERKORN 01/16/2018 10:06 PM EST

The Trump administration is planning new protections for health workers who don't want to perform abortions, refuse to treat transgender patients based on their gender identity or provide other services for which they have moral objections.

Under a proposed rule — which has been closely guarded at HHS and is now under review by the White House — the HHS office in charge of civil rights would be empowered to further shield these workers and punish organizations that don’t allow them to express their moral objections, according to sources on and off the Hill.

HHS did not respond to multiple requests for comment. However, HHS’ leaders have repeatedly criticized the Obama administration for rolling back regulations dating to the George W. Bush administration that legally insulated health care workers while affirming their religious freedoms.

Roger Severino, the Trump administration appointee who now leads the HHS civil rights office, has repeatedly stressed that strengthening conscience protections for health care workers is a top priority for his office.



Read more: https://www.politico.com/story/2018/01/16/conscience-abortion-transgender-patients-health-care-289542

[Archae]

1. What next?

"I'm anti-vaccinations!"

"I don't believe in germs!"

"Only Jesus can heal!"

"I will only prescribe woo...I mean 'alternate medicine!'"

"We all need protections from being called out on our stupidty!"

[lark]

2. Wonder how far these will go?

If someone dies from a spontaneous abortion because the health care worker refused to deliver an unviable fetus, can they be held liable for murder? If I manage a clinic where abortions are performed, can I not hire anyone who refuses to do abortions and require ithey sign an agreement that they will do their jobs, then later refuse to can I fire them?

Wonder how far they will go to implement tealiban laws?

[bucolic_frolic]

3. I'm morally opposed to Republicans & everything Trump has done, and stolen elections

it's not getting me very far

[Mc Mike]

4. Protect nazis, rush to defend their 'rights'.

[Initech]

5. Does this mean we can refuse service to Trump fans and anyone wearing a MAGA hat now?

[jmowreader]

7. Thats not how it works

Turning away liberals is okay. Turning away Christians and other Trump supporters is haraam. (Yes, I used the Arabic word for “forbidden” for a reason: the only real difference between what Trump supporters want and sharia law is the sign on the church door.)

[Initech]

8. Sharia Law Protesting: How Is This Still A Thing?

https://www.democraticunderground.com/10029203076

You'd think the hardcore Christians and Sharia Law would be one in the same. Deep down, that's what they really want.

[mahatmakanejeeves]

6. No public comments? No publication in the Federal Register of proposed rulemaking?

Also at DU:

"No American should have to choose between faith and the law."