Open Thread for Night Owls, Early Birds & Ex-Pats |
| Published: October 2, 2008, 2:07 am |
| Tags: open thread, health and human services abortion rule, mike leavitt |
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Anna Edney at CongressDaily (subscription only) reports that 28 Senators and 126 Representatives - all Democrats - have joined in opposition to a proposed Health and Human Services rule that the lawmakers and other critics say could limit access to health care and might violate civil rights law in the name of protecting health providers' freedom of conscience when it comes to abortions and sterilizations. The lawmakers, all Democrats, argue that the proposed regulation is a last-ditch attempt by the Bush administration to impose a socially conservative agenda and restrict women's access to birth control. It was issued by HHS in late August. The lawmakers wrote HHS late last week urging department officials to drop their work on the proposal HHS brass says is only meant to enhance compliance with so-called provider conscience rights that allow health professionals to refrain from services on religious grounds. ... "The proposed rule is damaging to the healthcare needs of women, [ Full article ] |
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