Monday, March 16, 2009

HHS Conscience Clause

The Dept of Health & Human Services (HHS) proposes to rescind the December 19, 2008 final rule entitled "Ensuring That Dept of Health & Human Services Funds Do Not Support Coercive Or Discriminatory Policies Or Practices In Violation Of Federal Law". 

HHS believes it's important to  have an opportunity to review this regulation to ensure it's consistency with current administration policy and to re-evaluate the necessity for regulations implementing the Church Amendment.  

What are the Church Amendments? We will cover them in a Blog to follow. In the meantime, just be aware that the Obama administration will use it's power to eliminate the Church Amendment. 

The conscience provisions (collectively known as the Church Amendments) were enacted at various times during the 1970's in response to debates over whether receipt of federal funds required the recipients of such funds to perform abortions or sterilizations. More to follow.    

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