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Title: Rescission of the Bush "Conscience Rule" executive order.
Post by: Hazumu on March 11, 2009, 08:08:03 PM
Post by: Hazumu on March 11, 2009, 08:08:03 PM
This is where you can comment on the Obama administration's proposal to rescind the Bush 'Conscience Rule' executive order.
This matter is important ot the LGBT community because the text of the rule makes it okay for 'healthcare workers' (defined to as to include the checkout girl at Wallgreens,) to deny care because of 'moral objectionability'.
I have one thing to say if such a rule stands: Tyra Hunter (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tyra_Hunter).
I urge you to register a comment with the administration.
Rescission of the Regulation entitled "Ensuring That Department of Health and Human Services Funds Do Not Support Coercive or Discriminatory Policies or Practices in Violation of Federal Law"
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This matter is important ot the LGBT community because the text of the rule makes it okay for 'healthcare workers' (defined to as to include the checkout girl at Wallgreens,) to deny care because of 'moral objectionability'.
I have one thing to say if such a rule stands: Tyra Hunter (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tyra_Hunter).
I urge you to register a comment with the administration.
Rescission of the Regulation entitled "Ensuring That Department of Health and Human Services Funds Do Not Support Coercive or Discriminatory Policies or Practices in Violation of Federal Law"
(https://www.susans.org/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.regulations.gov%2Ffdmspublic%2Fcustom%2Ftheme%2Fdocumentum%2Fimages%2Fbanners%2FPublic_logo.gif&hash=0eb1fcd12c34b2de0bdd9023d715e9a9326a3d21) (http://www.regulations.gov/fdmspublic/component/main?main=DocumentDetail&o=090000648090229f)
QuoteSUMMARY: The Department of Health and Human Services proposes to
rescind the December 19, 2008 final rule entitled ``Ensuring That
Department of Health and Human Services Funds Do Not Support Coercive
or Discriminatory Policies or Practices in Violation of Federal Law.''
The Department believes it is important to have an opportunity to
review this regulation to ensure its consistency with current
Administration policy and to reevaluate the necessity for regulations
implementing the Church Amendments, Section 245 of the Public Health
Service Act, and the Weldon Amendment.
DATES: Submit written or electronic comment on the regulatory changes
proposed by this document by April 9, 2009.
QuoteI. Background
Statutory Background
Several provisions of federal law prohibit recipients of certain
federal funds from coercing individuals in the health care field into
participating in actions they find religiously or morally
objectionable.