The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) announced the issuance of a new rule that protects the rights of individuals and health care entities who do not wish to participate in the provision of services such as abortion, sterilization or assisted suicide that violate their religious beliefs.
New Rule Protects Conscience Rights of Health Care Workers
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) announced the issuance of a new rule that protects the rights of individuals and health care entities who do not wish to participate in the provision of services such as abortion, sterilization or assisted suicide that violate their religious beliefs.
