Archive for March 14th, 2008
HHS Secretary Calls on Certification Group to Protect Conscience Rights
Friday, March 14th, 2008FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Friday, March 14, 2008
Contact: HHS Press Office
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HHS Secretary Calls on Certification Group to Protect Conscience Rights
Unless changes are made, physicians could be forced to refer patients for abortions even if it violates their conscience
Health and Human Services Secretary Mike Leavitt today expressed disappointment in a new policy put forth by the American [...]
Members of Congress Express Grave Concern over ACOG Policy Threatening Freedom of Conscience
Friday, March 14th, 2008Congress of the United States
Washington, DC 20515
March 14, 2008
Kenneth L. Noller, MD, MS, President
The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecology
409 12th Street, SW
Washington, DC 20090-6920
Dear Dr. Noller,
We are deeply concerned to learn of The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecology (ACOG) Committee Opinion #385 which could destroy the rights of conscience for pro-life obstetricians and [...]
Catholic Hospitals in Danger in Colorado
Friday, March 14th, 2008Government infringement into the operations of Catholic hospitals is not new. In both California and New York, long court battles have been fought seeking to exempt Catholic Hospitals from provisions requiring the dispensing of emergency contraception.
But legislators in Colorado are taking things even farther, and the very existence of Catholic Hospitals operating under Catholic principles [...]
Another Win for Ultrasound Legislation
Friday, March 14th, 2008South Dakota joined the ranks of eleven other states this week and enacted legislation requiring that a woman considering abortion be given an opportunity to see an ultrasound of her unborn child.
This is yet another victory in minimizing the effect of Roe v. Wade. Countless women have changed their minds after seeing their unborn children [...]
