Obama Administration Rewrites Conscience Protections for Health Workers

Sat, Feb. 19 2011
 By Nathan Black
Christian Post Reporter

According to a new rule released by the Obama administration Friday, health care workers can still refuse to take part in abortions if they find it morally objectionable but they cannot refuse to give contraception.

After years of debate, the Department of Health and Human Services rewrote the Bush-era Conscience Clause, essentially rescinding most of the rules that protected the conscience of medical workers.

"The Department supports clear and strong conscience protections for health care providers who are opposed to performing abortions," said the HHS. the rest