New Trump office would protect conscience rights of doctors

[Swordsmyth]

Reinforcing its strong connection with social conservatives, the Trump administration announced Thursday a new federal office to protect medical providers refusing to participate in abortion, assisted suicide or other procedures on moral or religious grounds.Leading Democrats and LGBT groups immediately denounced the move, saying "conscience protections" could become a license to discriminate, particularly against gay and transgender people.
The announcement by the Department of Health and Human Services came a day ahead of the annual march on Washington by abortion opponents, who will be addressed via video link by President Donald Trump. HHS put on a formal event in the department's Great Hall, with Republican lawmakers and activists for conscience protections as invited speakers.
The religious and conscience division will be part of the HHS Office for Civil Rights, which enforces federal anti-discrimination and privacy laws. Officials said it will focus on upholding protections already part of federal law. Violations can result in a service provider losing government funding.
No new efforts to expand such protections were announced, but activists on both sides expect the administration will try to broaden them in the future.

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[Zippyjuan]

It could also allow say a Jewish doctor refuse to treat a Christian patient.

Creating more government bureaucracy.

a new federal office

[Swordsmyth]

It could also allow say a Jewish doctor refuse to treat a Christian patient.

Creating more government bureaucracy.

Please keep up the Anti-Semitism so you can finally get banned.

[Raginfridus]

Proving once again conservatives love more government too, as long as they get what they want.

[Swordsmyth]

Proving once again conservatives love more government too, as long as they get what they want.

The purpose of government is to protect our rights, there is a difference between the real rights that conservatives want protected and the phony ones that liberals make up.

(Before anybody complains I will just say that "conservatives" want to violate some real rights that liberals want to protect.)

[Raginfridus]

The purpose of government is mostly just to pay themselves with other peoples' wealth and generally get in the way.

[phill4paul]

Once upon a time we took up arms over this...

He has erected a multitude of New Offices, and sent hither swarms of Officers to harass our people, and eat out their substance.

No new office should be created unless 100 are first dismantled.

[RonZeplin]

Will there be #NeverTrump doctors in emergency rooms, to refuse treatment nationwide?

[tod evans]

Much better to repeal laws that force Dr.'s to perform contra-conscience that to write more laws...

Simply repeal all discrimination laws and poof, no more litigation....

[phill4paul]

Much better to repeal laws that force Dr.'s to perform contra-conscience that to write more laws...

Simply repeal all discrimination laws and poof, no more litigation....

What are you? Some kinda anti-government wacko?

[tod evans]

What are you? Some kinda anti-government wacko?

Yuppers........