Obama-Era Rule Penalizes Those Who Refuse to Participate in Abortion, by Anita Carey

WASHINGTON (ChurchMilitant.com) – Pro-lifers have until Aug. 13 to show their support for a revision to an Obamacare provision that threatened to punish doctors who refuse to refer or perform abortions.

In 2016, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) redefined discrimination “on the basis of sex” to include termination of pregnancy and gender identity. This allowed any medical professional who refused to perform or refer a patient for an abortion to be charged and punished for civil rights violations.

The American Association of Pro-Life Obstetricians and Gynecologists (AAPLOG), a professional organization to support doctors who are opposed to abortion, called the rule an “abysmal Obama HHS interpretation.” ….

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