President Bush put into place conscience rules to implement current law to protect medical professionals who object to performing certain services or dispensing medications that violate their religious beliefs or sense of ethics. Thursday is the deadline for public comment.
"And the more pro-life Americans that stand up for the rights of healthcare providers, the better because we know that abortion supporters who are only looking to expand the availability of abortion by trampling on the rights of healthcare providers are going to let their feelings be known," says Denise Burke, vice president of legal affairs at Americans United for Life.
She adds that it will have a negative effect on the healthcare industry.
"If this rule is rescinded, it will have a detrimental effect on our nation's healthcare system because we know that when you force healthcare providers to choose between their consciences and their careers, they're going to choose their conscience -- and we're going to lose qualified providers who are dramatically needed," she contends, "and we're going to discourage competent young people from entering medical school."
In the event that Obama is successful in destroying the rules, Burke believes lawsuits are likely.
Contact: Charlie Butts
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Publish Date: April 8, 2009
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April 8, 2009
Conscience rules deadline approaches
