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Justice Department sues Vermont medical center over abortion 12/18/2020 at 6:17 PM Posted by Kevin Edward White
By Wilson Ring, AP, December 17, 2020
The U.S. Justice Department filed a civil lawsuit Wednesday against the University of Vermont Medical Center alleging it forces staff members who object to abortion on religious grounds to participate in abortion procedures.
The Vermont lawsuit alleges the Burlington hospital violated the Church Amendment, which prevents hospitals from discriminating against health care workers who refuse to perform or assist with abortions.
“No institution or person should force any health care provider to perform an abortion if doing so would violate the provider’s religious beliefs or moral convictions,” Assistant Attorney General Eric Dreiband, of the Civil Rights Division, said in a statement announcing the lawsuit. “This kind of indecent coercion violates everything this country stands for.”
HHS warns it will strip California of funding over state s abortion coverage mandate
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HHS warns it will strip California of funding over state s abortion coverage mandate
HHS warns it will strip California of funding over state s abortion coverage mandate
Alex Azar, secretary of the United States Department of Health and Human Services, speaking at the Values Voter Summit at the Omni Shoreham Hotel in Washington, D.C. on Friday, Oct. 11, 2019. | Ron Walters
The Trump administration warned California that it will revoke federal funding on grounds that it is violating federal law by requiring all health insurance plans in the state to cover abortion, a regulation that also impacts church healthcare plans.
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Wilson Ring December 17, 2020 - 9:26 AM
The U.S. Justice Department filed a civil lawsuit Wednesday against the University of Vermont Medical Center alleging it forces staff members who object to abortion on religious grounds to participate in abortion procedures.
The Vermont lawsuit alleges the Burlington hospital violated the Church Amendment, which prevents hospitals from discriminating against health care workers who refuse to perform or assist with abortions.
âNo institution or person should force any health care provider to perform an abortion if doing so would violate the providerâs religious beliefs or moral convictions, Assistant Attorney General Eric Dreiband, of the Civil Rights Division, said in a statement announcing the lawsuit. âThis kind of indecent coercion violates everything this country stands for.â