A federal judge in New York has struck down a Trump administration rule that would have allowed health care workers to abstain from participating in abortions, assisted suicide, gender transition measures and other services due to moral or religious objections. U.S. District Judge Paul Engelmayer, appointed to the federal bench by President Obama in 2011, issued a 147-page decision Nov. 6 that said the rule was “unconstitutionally coercive.” The Health and Human Services (HHS) Department had announced the “conscience rule” earlier this year and had planned for it to go into effect Nov. 22. “Health care entities and professionals won’t be bullied out of the health care field because they decline to participate in actions that violate their conscience,” HHS’ Office for Civil Rights Director Roger Severino said in a press release back on May 2 when the rule […]
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