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[dv8nation.livejournal.com]

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2011/02/19/946995/-Obama-administration-rescinds-Bushs-conscience-rule-for-medical-providers

The Obama administration on Friday rescinded most of a 2008 rule that granted sweeping protections to health care providers who opposed abortion, sterilization and other medical procedures on religious or moral grounds.

Kathleen Sebelius, the secretary of health and human services, said the rule, issued in the last days of the Bush administration, could “negatively impact patient access to contraception and certain other medical services.”


It's good to see that common sense CAN sometimes prevail in DC. There isn't a place for conscientious objectors in medicine.The patient is the one who makes the decisions which is as it should be. I know I wouldn't want to have to go hunting for an atheist doctor if a medical choice I wanted to make conflicted with that of my regular doctor.

Plus, it's a kick in the balls to the religious right which is always nice.

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[yes-justice.livejournal.com]

Hmm. Okay. Odd thing to latch onto your joke.

I better avoid the dead baby jokes with that one...

[geezer-also.livejournal.com]

Well the idea is a Catholic Bishop and a Episcaplian honcho are arguing of when life begins (in the womb) and they go to the learned rabbi to settle the argument, and that was his answer.....natchurly it's just supposed to be cute, but it touched off something in him (my doctor friend).