What’s Left of the Constitution? The Effects of Rescinding Rules Protecting Rights of Conscience
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What’s Left of the Constitution?
- March 13, 2009 -
The Effects of Rescinding Rules Protecting Rights of Conscience
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On March 6, 2009, the Obama Administration moved to “rescind in its entirety” the Bush Administration regulation that protected pro-life doctors and health care workers, even though all the new rule did was enable existing legislation that had simply never been enforced. Without these regulations in place, these workers could be legally demoted or disciplined, or even fired for refusing to participate in abortions or in dispensing abortion-inducing drugs.
Why is this important? The conscience of pro-life health care workers is likely the thing that leads many of them to dedicate their careers to saving lives. The repeal of these reasonable protections could drive these workers right out of the profession.
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“What’s Left of the Constitution?” is a periodic news digest featuring Alliance Defense Fund legal analysis of proposals, policies, and trends advanced by the federal government. On a regular basis, this digest specifically highlights policies and actions that move America away from the principles of the U.S. Constitution and closer to the demands of the political Left, especially ones that threaten religious liberty, the sanctity of life, and marriage and the family.
ADF is a legal alliance of Christian attorneys and like-minded organizations defending the right of people to freely live out their faith. Launched in 1994, ADF employs a unique combination of strategy, training, funding, and litigation to protect and preserve religious liberty, the sanctity of life, marriage, and the family.