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WALL STREET JOURNAL: White House Unveils Rule to Protect Health Workers’ Religious, Moral Beliefs
The Trump administration will expand enforcement of protections for medical workers with moral or faith-based objections to medical procedures such as abortion, assisted suicide or sterilization—setting off a likely legal battle over religious rights in health care.
NEWSWEEK: HHS Changes To Permit Religious Exemptions Will Have ‘Chilling Effect’ On Health Care: Watchdog
The Department of Health and Human Services' decision allowing medical workers to refuse to provide services because of religious or conscientious objections "creates a chilling effect" on health care, a watchdog organization told Newsweek
LGBTQ NATION: Trump admin issues rule that gives healthcare workers right to discriminate against LGBTQ people
The Department of Health and Human Services has announced a rule that would allow healthcare workers like doctors, nurses, emergency personnel, and hospice workers to discriminate if they cite their religious beliefs as justification.
WASHINGTON POST: Trump touts new faith-based protections for health-care workers at National Day of Prayer ceremony
Conservative groups welcomed what they call “conscience protections” for health care workers and others, while LGBTQ and women’s groups warned the rule would reduce services and potentially harm patients if providers refuse to deliver certain care, or treat gay and transgender people.
THE ADVOCATE: Trump Announces 'Conscience Rule' That Threatens LGBTQ Health Care
The Department of Health and Human Services today announced its final “conscience rule” excusing health care personnel from participating in procedures to which they have religious or moral objections. Activists have warned that the rule could jeopardize health care for LGBTQ people.
ROLL CALL: Trump administration swayed by conservative think tank on abortion, LGBT decisions, group says
The 35-page Equity Forward report says that The Heritage Foundation’s influence plays a large role in decisions related to abortion, fetal tissue research, contraception and protections for same-sex couples.
POLITICO PULSE: Reading SCOTT LLOYD's new anti-abortion novel.
"The Undergraduate" is a lightly fictionalized memoir of Lloyd's college years.
VICE: A Trump Official’s Anti-Abortion Novel Involves Something Called A “Porn Storm”
Scott Lloyd, a Trump administration official who personally sought to stop migrant teenagers in the administration’s custody from getting abortions, has published a novel. It’s about abortion — and regretting getting one.
REWIRE: The Trump Administration Wants to Give Anti-Choice Official More Power Over Reproductive Health Programs
Trump administration official Diane Foley has an extensive history of anti-choice and abstinence-only advocacy before joining HHS.
WASHINGTON TIMES: Trump administration puts squeeze on Planned Parenthood with Title X abortion reforms
Republicans have a long way to go in their bid to defund Planned Parenthood, but the Trump administration has leveraged a federal family-planning grant program to put the squeeze on the reproductive health care and abortion giant.