http://www.alliancealert.org news from the frontlines of the culture war Thu, 24 May 2012 23:12:00 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/19/abortion-conflict-puts-pro-life-health-professionals-in-limbo-deseret-news/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/19/abortion-conflict-puts-pro-life-health-professionals-in-limbo-deseret-news/#comments Mon, 19 Mar 2012 16:43:52 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=128964 Deseret News: The Alliance Defense Fund filed a complaint with HHS, and Vanderbilt quickly backed down. "Christians and other pro-life members of the medical community shouldn't be forced to participate in abortions to pursue their profession. That's what federal law says, and that's why Vanderbilt is doing the right thing in changing its policy and application," said ADF Legal Counsel Matt Bowman. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/19/abortion-conflict-puts-pro-life-health-professionals-in-limbo-deseret-news/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/10/kathleen-hunker-conscience-protections-are-necessary-in-a-diverse-society/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/10/kathleen-hunker-conscience-protections-are-necessary-in-a-diverse-society/#comments Tue, 10 Jan 2012 18:47:27 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=122544 Townhall.com: The New Jersey controversy prompted a series of questions regarding the rights of individuals who oppose abortion, and whether they retain the right to abstain from facilitating what they view as the termination of a human life in the course of their professional and/or business activities.. . . Kathleen Hunker has an LL.M. in Public Law and Human Rights from the University College London. She is a third-year student at the Columbia University School of Law and an Alliance Defense Fund Blackstone Fellow. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/10/kathleen-hunker-conscience-protections-are-necessary-in-a-diverse-society/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/10/matt-bowman-on-the-zeb-bell-show-the-nj-nurses-conscience-victory/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/10/matt-bowman-on-the-zeb-bell-show-the-nj-nurses-conscience-victory/#comments Tue, 10 Jan 2012 16:11:27 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=122516 Matt Bowman on the Zeb Bell Show to discuss this. | MP3 audio 13:13 mins ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/10/matt-bowman-on-the-zeb-bell-show-the-nj-nurses-conscience-victory/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/09/n-j-hospital-reverses-requirement-for-pro-life-nurses-baptist-press/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/09/n-j-hospital-reverses-requirement-for-pro-life-nurses-baptist-press/#comments Mon, 09 Jan 2012 15:33:43 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=122352 : The University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey (UMDNJ) agreed not to require nurses to aid in abortions, according to the Alliance Defense Fund (ADF), which represented 12 nurses in a lawsuit against the hospital. A federal judge had issued a temporary restraining order in the case against the hospital in November, protecting two of the nurses who were scheduled to assist in abortions the next day. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/09/n-j-hospital-reverses-requirement-for-pro-life-nurses-baptist-press/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/05/us-nurses-retain-right-to-refuse-to-assist-abortions/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/05/us-nurses-retain-right-to-refuse-to-assist-abortions/#comments Thu, 05 Jan 2012 12:04:13 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=122077 Christian Institute: ADF’s Matt Bowman, who represented the nurses, said: “No pro-life medical personnel should be forced to assist or train in services related to abortions. The hospital has finally done the right thing in agreeing to obey the law and not force our clients to do any work on abortion cases in violation of their beliefs”. He added: “The hospital agreed not to penalize our clients in any way because they choose not to participate in abortion according to their legal rights.” ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/05/us-nurses-retain-right-to-refuse-to-assist-abortions/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/04/pro-life-nurses-win-court-battle-over-forced-abortions/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/04/pro-life-nurses-win-court-battle-over-forced-abortions/#comments Wed, 04 Jan 2012 11:35:39 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=121940 News from Missouri Family Policy Council: The Alliance Defense Fund had filed suit on behalf of the pro-life nurses in defense of their conscience rights under federal law. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/04/pro-life-nurses-win-court-battle-over-forced-abortions/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/03/new-jersey-congressman-urges-vigilance-at-hospital-that-wanted-nurses-to-assist-at-abortions/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/03/new-jersey-congressman-urges-vigilance-at-hospital-that-wanted-nurses-to-assist-at-abortions/#comments Tue, 03 Jan 2012 13:24:35 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=121816 NC Register (12/28): According to the Alliance Defense Fund, which represented the 12 nurses, the terms of the settlement require that if a woman suffers a true emergency from an abortion, the nursse will help protect her until other staff, such as the emergency team, arrives moments later. “Because the abortions are all elective, outpatient surgeries, and the court is requiring the hospital to fully staff all abortion cases with non-objecting medical personnel, the pro-life nurses should never actually be needed in any such case,” the ADF statement said. [more Matt Bowman quoted] ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/03/new-jersey-congressman-urges-vigilance-at-hospital-that-wanted-nurses-to-assist-at-abortions/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/03/12-pro-life-nurses-win-victory-in-new-jersey-hospital-case/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/03/12-pro-life-nurses-win-victory-in-new-jersey-hospital-case/#comments Tue, 03 Jan 2012 13:22:31 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=121814 Christian Examiner: “No pro-life medical personnel should be forced to assist or train in services related to abortions. The hospital has finally done the right thing in agreeing to obey the law and not force our clients to do any work on abortion cases in violation of their beliefs,” said ADF legal counsel Matt Bowman. “The hospital agreed not to penalize our clients in any way because they choose not to participate in abortion, according to their legal rights.” ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/03/12-pro-life-nurses-win-victory-in-new-jersey-hospital-case/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/03/pro-life-nurses-win-over-hospital-abortion-assistance-requirements/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/03/pro-life-nurses-win-over-hospital-abortion-assistance-requirements/#comments Tue, 03 Jan 2012 13:14:03 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=121808 The New American: ADF Attorney Matt Bowman, who represented the nurses in the case, recalled that the change in hospital policy had come “out of the blue,” noting that UMDNJ “had been performing abortions for decades without forcing nurses to violate their religious beliefs.” In September hospital officials announced to nurses at the Same Day Surgery Unit that they would now be required to assist with the procedures. The hospital instituted the policy change the following month “and repeatedly threatened that they must assist abortions or be terminated,” Bowman explained. “When one nurse objected to assisting abortions on the grounds of her religious beliefs, a supervisor responded that UMDNJ has ‘no regard for religious beliefs’ of nurses who object to participating in abortions.” ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/03/pro-life-nurses-win-over-hospital-abortion-assistance-requirements/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/03/victory-for-new-jersey-nurses-told-to-participate-in-abortions/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/03/victory-for-new-jersey-nurses-told-to-participate-in-abortions/#comments Tue, 03 Jan 2012 13:09:41 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=121804 Catholic Culture (12/28): “It is a victory because the hospital finally agreed to obey the law and not force our clients to do any work on abortion cases in violation of their beliefs,” said the nurses’ attorney, Matt Bowman of the Alliance Defense Fund. “The hospital agreed not to penalize our clients in any way because they choose to not help abortions, according to their legal rights. The hospital is required to fully staff all abortion cases so that our clients would never be needed for those cases, and the hospital cannot use pro-abortion staff to replace our clients or reduce their hours.” ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/03/victory-for-new-jersey-nurses-told-to-participate-in-abortions/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/03/twelve-new-jersey-pro-life-nurses-successful-in-negotiated-settlement-with-hospital/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/03/twelve-new-jersey-pro-life-nurses-successful-in-negotiated-settlement-with-hospital/#comments Tue, 03 Jan 2012 12:53:01 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=121794 National Right to Life News (12/28): Last week I asked the nurses’ lawyer, Matt Bowman of the Alliance Defense Fund, how he would describe the settlement: a “victory” he told National Right to Life News Today. “It is a victory because the hospital finally agreed to obey the law and not force our clients to do any work on abortion cases in violation of their beliefs. The hospital agreed not to penalize our clients in any way because they choose to not help abortions, according to their legal rights. The hospital is required to fully staff all abortion cases so that our clients would never be needed for those cases, and the hospital cannot use pro-abortion staff to replace our clients or reduce their hours. The judge warned the hospital that our clients could return to his court if they were assigned to work abortion cases or if the hospital claims that routine abortions are emergencies. We hope that other hospitals will realize that they should agree to obey conscience laws that protect pro-life medical personnel.” ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/03/twelve-new-jersey-pro-life-nurses-successful-in-negotiated-settlement-with-hospital/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/03/nurses-were-right-to-resist-pressure-to-assist-abortions-life-news/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/03/nurses-were-right-to-resist-pressure-to-assist-abortions-life-news/#comments Tue, 03 Jan 2012 11:36:02 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=121778 LifeNews: This was indeed a great victory, and the credit goes to twelve brave and principled nurses who stood their ground, and attorney Matt Bowman of the Alliance Defense Fund for his skillful and equally courageous defense of the nurses. There is a fundamental principle at stake here, one that is testing all of our established human anthropology, metaphysics, ethics, and jurisprudence . . . Blessedly, we have principled leaders and warriors today in people like Matt Bowman of the Alliance Defense Fund, Nikolas Nikas and Dorinda Bordleee of the Bioethics Defense Fund, who speak frequently at medical and law schools about conscience rights, and brave medical professionals who are dedicated to upholding the highest estimation of humanity under the law. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/03/nurses-were-right-to-resist-pressure-to-assist-abortions-life-news/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/12/23/legal-settlement-new-jersey%e2%80%99s-pro-life-nurses-will-not-be-forced-to-assist-with-abortions/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/12/23/legal-settlement-new-jersey%e2%80%99s-pro-life-nurses-will-not-be-forced-to-assist-with-abortions/#comments Fri, 23 Dec 2011 10:38:59 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=121705 LifeSiteNews: We are glad that the hospital finally agreed to obey the law and not force our clients to do any work on abortion cases in violation of their beliefs,” Matt Bowman, the attorney who handled the case for the Alliance Defense Fund, stated in an e-mail statement sent to LifeSiteNews.com. “The hospital agreed not to penalize our clients in any way because they choose to not help abortions according to their legal rights.” ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/12/23/legal-settlement-new-jersey%e2%80%99s-pro-life-nurses-will-not-be-forced-to-assist-with-abortions/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/12/23/deal-nj-nurses-can-skip-aiding-hospital-abortions-salon/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/12/23/deal-nj-nurses-can-skip-aiding-hospital-abortions-salon/#comments Fri, 23 Dec 2011 10:37:47 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=121658 Salon (AP): “I’m still scared about the part of them having four nurses brought in and we might become the surpluses,” Racpan Vinoya said, referring to the hospital hiring four nurses who do not object to assisting with the procedure. Matt Bowman, an attorney with the Alliance Defense Fund, a coalition of Christian lawyers and organizations that represented the nurses, said they were satisfied with the agreement. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/12/23/deal-nj-nurses-can-skip-aiding-hospital-abortions-salon/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/12/23/umdnj-12-nurses-settle-lawsuit-claiming-they-were-forced-to-assist-with-abortions-nj-star-ledger/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/12/23/umdnj-12-nurses-settle-lawsuit-claiming-they-were-forced-to-assist-with-abortions-nj-star-ledger/#comments Fri, 23 Dec 2011 10:35:39 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=121656 NJ Star Ledger: "The hospital has agreed that pro-life nurses do not have to assist abortion cases," said Matt Bowman, an attorney with Alliance Defense Fund, an Arizona-based Christian nonprofit group. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/12/23/umdnj-12-nurses-settle-lawsuit-claiming-they-were-forced-to-assist-with-abortions-nj-star-ledger/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/12/23/court-new-jersey-nurses-dont-have-to-assist-in-abortions-lifenews-com/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/12/23/court-new-jersey-nurses-dont-have-to-assist-in-abortions-lifenews-com/#comments Fri, 23 Dec 2011 10:10:45 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=121648 LifeNews.com: “I’m still scared about the part of them having four nurses brought in and we might become the surpluses,” Racpan Vinoya said. Matt Bowman, an attorney with the Alliance Defense Fund, said he was pleased with the agreement. “Pro-life nurses shouldn’t be forced to assist or train in services related to abortions. Federal and state law both prohibit this,” said Bowman. “These 12 nurses have encountered threats to their jobs at this hospital ever since a policy change required them to participate in the abortion cases regardless of their religious and moral objections. It is disturbing that the hospital is fighting to continue violating laws that clearly protect conscience rights.” ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/12/23/court-new-jersey-nurses-dont-have-to-assist-in-abortions-lifenews-com/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/12/23/adf-victory-for-pro-life-nurses-in-lawsuit-against-nj-hospital/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/12/23/adf-victory-for-pro-life-nurses-in-lawsuit-against-nj-hospital/#comments Fri, 23 Dec 2011 09:43:11 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=121637 ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/12/23/adf-victory-for-pro-life-nurses-in-lawsuit-against-nj-hospital/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/12/21/adf-will-nj-hospital-be-allowed-to-continue-forcing-nurses-to-help-with-abortions/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/12/21/adf-will-nj-hospital-be-allowed-to-continue-forcing-nurses-to-help-with-abortions/#comments Wed, 21 Dec 2011 12:41:07 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=121465 ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/12/21/adf-will-nj-hospital-be-allowed-to-continue-forcing-nurses-to-help-with-abortions/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/12/19/for-now-hospital-can%e2%80%99t-force-nurses-to-assist-in-abortions-business-management-daily/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/12/19/for-now-hospital-can%e2%80%99t-force-nurses-to-assist-in-abortions-business-management-daily/#comments Mon, 19 Dec 2011 12:14:07 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=121159 Business Management Daily: Lawyers for the Alliance Defense Fund, a conservative Christian nonprofit organization, represent the nurses and requested the injunction. More hearings on the case are scheduled for this month. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/12/19/for-now-hospital-can%e2%80%99t-force-nurses-to-assist-in-abortions-business-management-daily/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/12/12/earlier-court-date-for-pro-life-nurses-fighting-involvement-in-abortions-nrl-news/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/12/12/earlier-court-date-for-pro-life-nurses-fighting-involvement-in-abortions-nrl-news/#comments Mon, 12 Dec 2011 11:17:05 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=120518 National Right to Life News: “’The hospital filed a brief last week [December 3] asking the court’s permission to continue bullying nurses into participating in elective abortion cases,” [Alliance Defense Fund] lawyer Matt Bowman said in an e-mail. “Only by guaranteeing the court and the nurses that it has reversed its position would it prove that UMDNJ might finally be interested in following the law. Until then, ADF will continue to fight the illegal discrimination against these pro-life nurses.” ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/12/12/earlier-court-date-for-pro-life-nurses-fighting-involvement-in-abortions-nrl-news/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/12/08/cathy-ruse-12-new-jersey-nurses-stand-up-to-obamas-abortion-crusade-human-events/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/12/08/cathy-ruse-12-new-jersey-nurses-stand-up-to-obamas-abortion-crusade-human-events/#comments Thu, 08 Dec 2011 11:21:16 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=120304 Human Events: They are represented by the Alliance Defense Fund, which obtained a temporary restraining order against the hospital in November. The hospital temporarily consented to the order, but will fight it at a hearing set for Dec. 22. The hospital received $60 million in federal taxpayer funds this year, maybe more ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/12/08/cathy-ruse-12-new-jersey-nurses-stand-up-to-obamas-abortion-crusade-human-events/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/12/08/letter-spurs-hearing-in-nj-abortion-lawsuit-asbury-park-press/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/12/08/letter-spurs-hearing-in-nj-abortion-lawsuit-asbury-park-press/#comments Thu, 08 Dec 2011 11:19:07 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=120302 Asbury Park Press: Attorneys for the nurses contend that “UMDNJ admits that it is breaking the law. It simply asks this Court to let it do so.” Meanwhile, UMDNJ has called the lawsuit “nothing more than a vehicle to promote the anti-abortion political agenda of the Alliance Defense Fund,” referring to the legal organization representing the nurses. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/12/08/letter-spurs-hearing-in-nj-abortion-lawsuit-asbury-park-press/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/12/07/lawyer-for-pro-life-nj-nurses-challenges-idea-that-accommodations-have-been-made-to-meet-their-objections-to-participating-in-abortions/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/12/07/lawyer-for-pro-life-nj-nurses-challenges-idea-that-accommodations-have-been-made-to-meet-their-objections-to-participating-in-abortions/#comments Wed, 07 Dec 2011 09:40:13 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=120192 National Right to Life News: This hospital statement “indicates a policy shift from the university’s initial stance,” according to David Giambusso. True? Interestingly, when his story appeared elsewhere, a paragraph was conveniently omitted challenging that optimistic conclusion. “’The hospital filed a brief last week asking the court’s permission to continue bullying nurses into participating in elective abortion cases,” [ADF] lawyer Matt Bowman said in an e-mail. “Only by guaranteeing the court and the nurses that it has reversed its position would it prove that UMDNJ might finally be interested in following the law. Until then, ADF will continue to fight the illegal discrimination against these pro-life nurses.” I’ve been unable to get a hold of Mr. Bowman to find out exactly what was in the hospital’s brief. Stay tuned. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/12/07/lawyer-for-pro-life-nj-nurses-challenges-idea-that-accommodations-have-been-made-to-meet-their-objections-to-participating-in-abortions/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/12/06/acog-preventing-doctors-from-objecting-to-abortions/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/12/06/acog-preventing-doctors-from-objecting-to-abortions/#comments Tue, 06 Dec 2011 12:56:46 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=120141 LifeNews: The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) and the American Board of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ABOG) are restricting opportunities for healthcare professionals to object to abortion and contraception on grounds of conscience. This will accelerate the growing problem of physician shortage. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/12/06/acog-preventing-doctors-from-objecting-to-abortions/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/12/06/nurses-dont-have-to-assist-in-abortions-hospital-agrees-huffington-post/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/12/06/nurses-dont-have-to-assist-in-abortions-hospital-agrees-huffington-post/#comments Tue, 06 Dec 2011 10:30:14 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=120079 Huffington Post (Religion News Service): A hearing in federal district court was scheduled for Monday (Dec. 5). The Arizona-based Alliance Defense Fund, which is representing the nurses, said only a court-approved agreement would mean the school "might finally be interested in following the law." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/12/06/nurses-dont-have-to-assist-in-abortions-hospital-agrees-huffington-post/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/12/01/behold-the-face-of-evil-red-state-blog/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/12/01/behold-the-face-of-evil-red-state-blog/#comments Thu, 01 Dec 2011 10:38:38 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=119732 Red State Blog: (As a side note, they are being represented by the Alliance Defense Fund, which is one of the most worthy conservative charities of your donations on the face of the earth. If you have ever bemoaned the lack of a conservative answer to the ACLU, know that ADF is attempting to bridge that gap but they face an enormous funding disparity. Thus ends this plug.) ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/12/01/behold-the-face-of-evil-red-state-blog/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/11/30/pro-life-nurse-asked-to-assist-abortion-told-%e2%80%98you-just-have-to-catch-the-baby%e2%80%99s-head%e2%80%99-lifesitenews-com/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/11/30/pro-life-nurse-asked-to-assist-abortion-told-%e2%80%98you-just-have-to-catch-the-baby%e2%80%99s-head%e2%80%99-lifesitenews-com/#comments Wed, 30 Nov 2011 17:39:29 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=119704 LifeSiteNews.com: This quote in The Washington Post by one of the nurses stopped me in my tracks when I read it: One of the nurses, Fe Esperanza R. Vinoya, said a manager told her: “‘You just have to catch the baby’s head. Don’t worry, it’s already dead.’ ” ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/11/30/pro-life-nurse-asked-to-assist-abortion-told-%e2%80%98you-just-have-to-catch-the-baby%e2%80%99s-head%e2%80%99-lifesitenews-com/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/11/30/matt-bowman-and-fe-vinoya-on-the-laura-ingraham-show-conscience-protection-in-the-sanctity-of-life-battle-the-nj-nurses-case/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/11/30/matt-bowman-and-fe-vinoya-on-the-laura-ingraham-show-conscience-protection-in-the-sanctity-of-life-battle-the-nj-nurses-case/#comments Wed, 30 Nov 2011 14:08:22 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=119685 Matt Bowman appeared on the Laura Ingraham Show to discuss the situation. | MP3 audio 14:20 mins ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/11/30/matt-bowman-and-fe-vinoya-on-the-laura-ingraham-show-conscience-protection-in-the-sanctity-of-life-battle-the-nj-nurses-case/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/11/30/michael-fragoso-the-costs-of-taking-conscience/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/11/30/michael-fragoso-the-costs-of-taking-conscience/#comments Wed, 30 Nov 2011 09:30:15 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=119651 Public Discourse: The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) and the American Board of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ABOG) are restricting opportunities for healthcare professionals to object to abortion and contraception on grounds of conscience. This will accelerate the growing problem of physician shortage. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/11/30/michael-fragoso-the-costs-of-taking-conscience/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/11/30/pro-life-new-jersey-nurses-sue-hospital-over-new-policy-on-abortions-catholic-review/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/11/30/pro-life-new-jersey-nurses-sue-hospital-over-new-policy-on-abortions-catholic-review/#comments Wed, 30 Nov 2011 09:17:30 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=119642 »The Catholic Review Online: “The hospital is threatening to impose discriminatory transfers or changes in the employment conditions for these nurses because of their religious and moral objections to abortion,” he said. “Such discrimination against pro-life nurses violates state and federal law, the court’s order in this case and even the hospital’s own public statements saying that no nurse must assist in procedures to which they object.” ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/11/30/pro-life-new-jersey-nurses-sue-hospital-over-new-policy-on-abortions-catholic-review/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/11/28/a-matter-of-conscience/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/11/28/a-matter-of-conscience/#comments Mon, 28 Nov 2011 16:51:37 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=119598 Trenton Monitor: But the term “assisting in an abortion” covers a wide range of moral, ethical and religious ground said Demetrios Stratis, a Fair Lawn attorney who is the local counsel. Any action that facilitates the abortion – from filling out forms, to being present at the procedure to holding a patient’s hand during the procedure – could be considered assisting, Stratis told the press. Matt Bowman, an attorney with the Alliance Defense Fund, a coalition of Christian lawyers and organizations that is representing the nurses, said that previously the hospital hired per-diem nurses or those who volunteered to assist with abortions to help perform them. [more quotes] ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/11/28/a-matter-of-conscience/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/11/28/new-jersey-nurses-charge-religious-discrimination-over-hospital-abortion-policy-the-washington-post/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/11/28/new-jersey-nurses-charge-religious-discrimination-over-hospital-abortion-policy-the-washington-post/#comments Mon, 28 Nov 2011 13:15:44 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=119552 The Washington Post: Bowman argued that requiring the nurses to get involved before and after an abortion violated their right to refuse based on their conscientious objections. “Federal and state law explicitly prohibits requiring nurses to assist in abortion against their moral and religious convictions,” Bowman said. “All these nurses are asking is that they not have to assist in any part of an abortion case.” . . . “The more regulations that exist to enforce federal law protecting conscience rights, the better,” Bowman said ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/11/28/new-jersey-nurses-charge-religious-discrimination-over-hospital-abortion-policy-the-washington-post/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/11/23/new-jersey-hospital-asks-judge-for-permission-to-break-law-greeley-gazette/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/11/23/new-jersey-hospital-asks-judge-for-permission-to-break-law-greeley-gazette/#comments Wed, 23 Nov 2011 15:43:17 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=119468 Greeley Gazette: The only thing stopping them right now is the court order. They are arguing they should be allowed to force the nurses to assist in the abortions,” Bowman said. “The hospital filed a brief Tuesday, arguing why it should be allowed to break the law and violate the nurse’s conscience rights.” “Abortion institutions around the country think that they can violate clear federal and state laws that prohibit forcing a person to participate in an abortion. This is a very clear violation of religious freedom.” ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/11/23/new-jersey-hospital-asks-judge-for-permission-to-break-law-greeley-gazette/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/11/22/hospital-accused-of-bullying-nurses-who-oppose-abortion-worldnetdaily/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/11/22/hospital-accused-of-bullying-nurses-who-oppose-abortion-worldnetdaily/#comments Tue, 22 Nov 2011 12:27:23 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=119249 Hospital accused of bullying nurses who oppose abortion: But according to a report from the Alliance Defense Fund, the hospital – after the judge's order – told nurses who objected to being ordered to participate in abortions that among the "accommodations" that could be arranged would be "changes in duties, changes in scheduling, and/or transfer to another nursing position that does not involve duties that are objectionable." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/11/22/hospital-accused-of-bullying-nurses-who-oppose-abortion-worldnetdaily/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/11/21/adf-nj-hospital-threatens-employment-discrimination-against-pro-life-nurses-despite-court-order/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/11/21/adf-nj-hospital-threatens-employment-discrimination-against-pro-life-nurses-despite-court-order/#comments Mon, 21 Nov 2011 17:00:34 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=119068 ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/11/21/adf-nj-hospital-threatens-employment-discrimination-against-pro-life-nurses-despite-court-order/feed/ 0