Catholic News Agency:
Matt Bowman, legal counsel for the ADF, explained that the hospital could not legally have required the nurse to participate in the abortion even if the case had been a “Category I,” meaning that the patient required “immediate surgical intervention for life or limb threatening conditions.” Federal statutes prohibit recipients of federal health funds from requiring employees to perform abortions, Bowman told CNA . . .
According to Bowman, this scenario is not unique. “We’re seeing more and more cases where pro-life health workers are facing requirements to assist in abortions against their rights of conscience,” he said . . .
However, Bowman remains hopeful about the case. “We’re going to fight so that pro-life nurses are not forced to assist in abortions,” he said. “This is a battle we have to win.”
