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December, 2006
November, 2006
October, 2006
Doctor says Catholics who won't perform abortions face pressure
Catholic News Service - USA (17 October, 2006)
... but not in the time of abortion, and it's an outrage," he said,
adding that many countries, especially in Europe, do not protect a doctor's
right of conscience ...
“Conscience not an excuse for doing something irrational” ...
Lifesite - Niagara Falls, New York, USA (15 October, 2006)
... Cardinal George, the archbishop of Chicago, has bluntly told Catholic
politicians there should be no separation between their faith, their
conscience and their ...The Catholic New World
Moral issues and health care don't mix
Regina Leader-Post -
Regina, Saskatchewan,Canada (3 October, 2006)
... The people of Humboldt should not be disadvantaged by reason that
their only hospital is administered by the Catholic Health
Association of Saskatchewan. ...
September,
2006
Poll: Pharmacists should fill Plan B
Peoria Journal Star - Peoria, Illinois, USA (26 September, 2006)
... the president of the Illinois Pharmacy Association said
pharmacists believe they are protected by the state's Health Care Right of
Conscience Act, which ...
Plan to Ensure Pill Access Worrying Pro-Life Pharmacists
National Catholic Register, USA (17-23 September, 2006)
Pro-life pharmacists have a new challenge ahead of them, as new FDA rules
require pharmacists to sell Plan B over the counter
Conscience Clause" Protects Arkansas Pharmacists Who Won't ...
KAIT - Jonesboro, Arkansas, USA (14 September, 2006)
... elsewhere. It's called a 'conscience clause' and it protects
pharmacists who choose not to dispense the emergency contraception.
A Matter of Conscience
Town Hall - Washington, DC, USA 913 September, 2006)
... We have alleged in our complaint that the order violated the
First Amendment right to religious freedom and freedom of conscience. ...
Health-care conscience bill faces changes
Cherry Hill Courier Post - Cherry
Hill, New Jersey, USA (6 September, 2006)
The sponsor of a state bill that would allow a wide range of
health-care professionals to refuse to provide services ...
Bill would let medical workers deny services
Cherry Hill Courier Post - Cherry
Hill, New Jersey, USA (5 September, 2006)
... Bills to expand the refusal clause were rejected in two other
states, Arizona and Wisconsin, said Elizabeth Nash, a public policy Associate of
the Washington ...
New
Jersey Lawmaker Wants Pharmacist Conscience Clause on Plan B ...
LifeNews.com - Helena, Montana, USA (5 September, 2006)
Trenton, NJ (LifeNews.com) -- A New Jersey state lawmaker
wants the state legislature to consider whether or not ...
Pharmacists Don't Want to Sell Morning After Pill Despite FDA ...
LifeNews.com - Helena, Montana, USA
... The agency's move to sell Plan B without a prescription may expand
the nationwide debate about a conscience clause for pharmacists to allow
them to opt out of ...
The Politics Of Conscience Joe Bell
Opinion Editorials - Fairfax, Virginia ,USA (3 September, 2006)
American politics should be more concerned with matters of conscience and
less about matters of party affiliation. Right and wrong ...
August. 2006
Washington
Gov Gregoire Proposes Limited Pharmacist Conscience ...
LifeNews.com - Helena, Montana ,USA (30 August, 2006)
... Christine Gregoire has proposed a very limited pharmacist's
conscience clause that would allow pharmacists to opt out of dispensing a
drug in some instances ...
Pharmacists with No Plan B
ChristianityToday.com - Carol
Stream,IL,USA (August, 2006)
... "Finally, my conscience caught up to me," Noesen told CT.
... Blagojevich argued that the state's Health Care Right of Conscience
Act does not cover pharmacists. ...
July, 2006
Maimed Conscience and Maimed Beggars (Medical Ethics in India) ...
MedIndia - India (30 July, 2006)
... humanity …. I will practice my profession with conscience
and dignity; The health of my patient will be my first consideration…..
...
A Right of Conscience
American Spectator - USA (27 July, 2006)
... federalized. The same rule should apply to the range of
controversies now surrounding the "right of conscience" for health
care workers. .
Conscience vs. Care
Washington Post - United States (26 July, 2006)
Rob Stein's July 16 front-page article, "A Medical Crisis of Conscience,"
highlights many of the challenges health-care professionals face when
weighing their ...
Washington State Pharmacy Board Backs Off Pharmacist
Conscience ...
LifeNews.com - Helena, Montana, USA
(20 July, 2006)
... from pro-abortion lawmakers and activists, the Washington
state pharmacy board is backing away from its proposal to grant
pharmacists a conscience clause that ...
Misplaced ‘conscience’ decisions
Idaho Mountain Express and Guide -
Ketchum,Idaho, USA (21 July, 2006)
... Conscience seems to be at the heart of Idaho Health
District No. ... Presumably, the pill would be available in nearby
counties not conscience-stricken. ...
The Health Care Choice Act: Eliminating Barriers to Personal ...
Heritage.org - Washington, DC, USA (17 July, 2006)
... Especially with the growth of new medical procedures and
therapies that are ethically controversial, these challenges to personal
conscience are certain to ...
June, 2006
The Drug War
TheStranger.com - Seattle,WA,USA June 8- June 14, 2006
... Additionally, the NWLC, which has been lobbying against the
conscience-clause proposal (they prefer the term "refusal clause"),
distinguishes between religious ...
May, 2006
Putting patients in the game
Town Hall - Washington, DC, USA (23 May, 2006)
... Envision a plan that reflects your moral beliefs and doesn’t force
you to pay for anything that violates your conscience. A pleasant
daydream? ...
April, 2006
Washington Pharmacy Board Proposes Limited Pharmacist Conscience ...
LifeNews.com - Helena, Montana, USA 28 April, 2006
Olympia, WA (LifeNews.com) -- The Washington state pharmacy board has
proposed a limited pharmacist's conscience clause that would allow
pharmacists to opt out ...
Pharmacy draft rule lets market prevail
Yakima Herald-Republic - Yakima,Washington State ,USA (26 April, 2006)
Meeting in Yakima Friday, the panel wrestled with a proposal to approve a
"conscience clause" rule that would allow pharmacists the discretion to
refuse ...
Pharmacists told to put moral objections aside
The Olympian, Washington, USA - 22 April,
2006
YAKIMA — The state pharmacy board says pharmacists’ moral
objections should not allow them to deprive patients of a legal prescription.
...
‘Conscience clause’ fails to sway panel
TheNewsTribune.com (subscription) - Tacoma, Washington, USA - 22 April, 2006
... Supporters say pharmacists have the right to a so-called
“conscience clause” that would allow them to refuse to fill some
prescriptions. ...
State board recommends new rule governing pharmacists' rights to ...
Seattle Times - United States - 21 April, 2006
... Supporters say pharmacists have the right to a so-called
"conscience clause," while opponents argue that pharmacists are bound by
state laws to dispense ...
Doctor’s ethics run counter to hospital policy
Portland Tribune - Portland, Oregon, USA -21 April,
2006
... As a matter of personal conscience, he will not be involved in
any of the three. ... “When abortion was not legal you didn’t need a
conscience clause about it. ...
NEW: Pharmacy board hears views on pharmacist conscience clause
Yakima Herald-Republic - Yakima, Washington, USA - 20 April, 2006
The Washington State Board of Pharmacy will likely decide Friday whether to
create a "conscience clause" rule that could either require pharmacists to
fill all ...
Conscience clause for pharmacists could be bitter pill
Pioneer Press - St. Paul, Minnesota, USA = 18 April,
2006
... been contained, concern about the very delicate sensibilities of
men and women in lab coats has prompted some states to consider "conscience
clause" measures ...
Jesuit Professor says “Primacy of Conscience” Misunderstood by ...
Lifesite - Niagara Falls, NY, USA 11-12 April, 2006
... philosophy at New York’s Fordham University, in an interview with
Rome-based Zenit news, has clarified the so-called ‘problem of conscience’
for Catholic ...
Acts of conscience quickly empty drugstore cart
Scripps Howard News Service -
Washington, DC, USA - 11 April, 2006
By MARK PATINKIN. It turns out Rhode Island is not the only place where a
pharmacist refused to fill a prescription for contraception due to conscience.
...
March, 2006
Outlawing Conscience:
Why We Need a Conscience Clause
. . .
freedom of conscience goes to the very heart our form of free government.
This is why we need legislation to protect the rights of those who object to
getting involved, not only in abortion, but in embryonic research, cloning,
assisted suicide, and assisted reproduction.
Does Church Doctrine Trump Rape Victims' Needs?
Hartford Courant, Hartford, Connecticut, USA (19 March, 2006) [Project
response]
... Most important, the woman who has been raped has a conscience
that might tell her that emergency contraception is the morally acceptable
option. ...
Congressional commitment to values
renewamerica.us - Washington, D.C.,USA (16 March, 2006)
... The legislative provision formally titled the Conscience
Protections for Health Care Providers (Conscience Clause) is worth
defending. ...
Georgia
House Rejects Pharmacist's Conscience Clause on Abortion ...
LifeNews.com - Helena,Montana,USA (14 March, 2006)
Atlanta, GA (LifeNews.com) -- The Georgia state House on Monday rejected a
measure that would have provided a conscience clause for pharmacists who
want to opt ...
Washington Pharmacy Board Considering Pharmacist's Conscience ...
LifeNews.com - Helena, Montana, USA (13 March, 2006)
by Steven Ertelt. Olympia, WA (LifeNews.com) -- The Washington State Board
of Pharmacy is considering proposing a state policy allowing ...
Pharmacy refusals to fill scripts sets debate
Seattle Post Intelligencer, Seattle, Washington, USA (11 March, 2006)
The Washington State Board of Pharmacy is considering a policy
that would outline if and when pharmacists could refuse to fill prescriptions
due to moral ...
Druggists want right to say "no" to certain medications
Seattle Times, Seattle, Washington, USA (11 March, 2006)
It was supposed to be a simple informational
meeting about whether to allow pharmacists to deny
medication based on their moral or religious convictions. ...
Royal College calls for conscience decision on second trimester ...
Radio New Zealand - Wellington, New Zealand (11 March, 2006)
The Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists says medical staff must be
allowed to make their own judgement on whether they will be involved in second
...
Pharmacists protection rejected
Portsmouth Herald News, New Hampshire, USA
The House of Representatives
rejected giving special legal protection to pharmacists who refuse to ...
New
Hampshire House Opposes Pro-Life Pharmacists Conscience Clause
LifeNews.com - New Hampshire,USA (10 March, 2006)
'Morning after' pill bill defeated
Concord Monitor, New Hampshire, USA (10 March, 2006)
By ERIC MOSKOWITZ. he House yesterday rejected an attempt to
provide legal protection for pharmacists who refuse to prescribe emergency
...
House rejects pharmacists' protection on morning after pill
WCAX, Vermont, USA
CONCORD, NH The New Hampshire House rejected an attempt to
legally protect pharmacists who refuse to prescribe the "morning-after" pill for
emergency ...
Abortion rights group protests GOP-backed pharmacy bill
Access North Georgia, Georgia, USA (9 March, 2006)
Abortion rights supporters rallied outside the state Capitol on
Thursday to oppose legislation which they say could clear the way for
pharmacists to refuse to ...
Our View—Pharmacy bill not specific enough
Mankato Free Press, Minnesota (9 March, 2006)
A move this week by a state House panel should concern all
Minnesotans who want timely access to their prescriptions. A bill passed ...
Bill would let pharmacists refuse to dispense drugs
Duluth News
Tribune, Minnesota, USA (9 March, 2006)
If approved, patients would receive assistance so they could arrange to have
their prescriptions filled elsewhere
Restrictions on pharmacists' refusal to dispense drugs clear House
Minneapolis Star Tribune
(subscription), Minnesota, USA (8 March, 2006)
The bill backed by the Minnesota Pharmacists Association
seeks to balance patients' rights and pharmacists' consciences. Pharmacists
...
Druggists want morality clause
In-Forum (subscription), North Dakota, USA
(8 March, 2006)
ST. PAUL – Pharmacists should not be required to dispense
medicine such as birth control pills if they feel it would violate their ...
House committee votes to let pharmacists follow their conscience
Pioneer Press - St. Paul, Minnesota, USA (8 March, 2006)
A Minnesota House panel jumped into the debate over pharmacists,
contraception and abortion Wednesday, voting to let ...
Attorney Hopes Illinois Will Pass Measure Protecting Pro-Life Pharmacists
Agape Press, USA ( 3 March, 2006)
Pro-family forces are urging concerned Christians in Illinois
to encourage their lawmakers to approve a law that would protect the state's
pharmacists who, for faith or conscience reasons, refuse to dispense emergency
contraceptives. . .
February,
2006
Risks eyed in drive for health access
Catholic Sentinel -
Portland,OR,USA (9 February, 2006)
... Teams of Catholic physicians, as well as the Oregon
Catholic Conference, say the petition's lack of upfront
conscience protection pollutes the goal of ... Catholic Sentinel
Pharmacists' Lawsuits Highlight ‘Right of Conscience' Rift
The NewStandard -
Syracuse, NY, USA (9 February, 2006)
... Center for Law and Justice, plaintiff John Menges holds
religious, moral and ethical beliefs, which prevent him, as a matter
of conscience, from dispensing ...
Slovak Government Collapses Over Vatican Conscience Treaty
MichNews.com - Troy, MI, USA (9 February, 2006)
By Mark Adams and Bradford Short. The Slovakian Parliament's ruling
coalition has split following a controversy over whether or not ...
Time to revisit health care's Conscience Act
Chicago Tribune - USA (6 February, 2006)
... Last week, four Illinois pharmacists sued Walgreen,
saying the drugstore chain violated the Illinois Health Care Right
of Conscience Act when it fired them. ...
House rejects medical conscience bill
Aberdeen American News -
Aberdeen,SD, USA (6 February, 2006)
... from medical workers, hospitals, clinics, pharmacists,
nursing homes and other health care organizations that refuse
certain services on the basis of conscience ...
Conscience Over Health Care?
Washington Post Letters to Editor- USA (5 February, 2006)
Why are only health care workers deemed by legislators to have a "right
of conscience" ["Health Workers' Choice Debated," front page,
Jan. 30]? ...
Discussion focuses on questions of conscience for health-care
...
Rapid City Journal - Rapid
City,SD, USA (5 February, 2006)
... Don Van Etten's right-of-conscience bill, HB 1184,
drew strong reactions at Saturday's legislative crackerbarrel on the
campus of South Dakota School of ...
Expert: Conscience shouldn't affect care
United Press International - Oxford, England (4 February, 2006)
A doctor's conscience should not
be allowed to interfere with medical care, a British researcher said. ...
'Conscience' bills in state legislatures are unconscionable
Cox News Service, USA (3 February, 2006)
Plan B: Walgreens pharmacist flap dissected
United Press International - USA (1 February, 2006)
... The suits claim that by firing the pharmacists, Walgreens
violated the Illinois Health Care Right of Conscience Act, which
prohibits employers from ...
January, 2006
EDITORIAL: The medical right of conscience
Las Vegas Review-Journal - Las
Vegas,NV,USA (31 January, 2006)
... further and further into micromanaging the practice of
medicine, many states have found it advisable to pass laws guaranteeing
them this right of conscience. ...
Talk of the Nation: Health Workers Face Issues of Moral Conflict
National Public Radio, USA (31 January, 2006)
Medical conscience bill aired
Aberdeen American News -
Aberdeen,SD,USA (31 January, 2006)
... from medical workers, hospitals, clinics, pharmacists,
nursing homes and other health care groups that refuse certain services
on the basis of conscience. ...
Health Workers' Choice Debated: Proposals Back Right Not to Treat
Washington Post, USA (30 January, 2006)
Meèiar says referendum on objection of conscience treaty needed
Slovak Spectator (subscription) - Bratislava,Slovakia
(10 January, 2006)
... the opposition Movement for a Democratic Slovakia (HZDS),
Vladimír Meèiar, believes a referendum should be held on the objection of
conscience treaty between ...
EU challenges Vatican's draft abortion treaty
Guardian Unlimited - UK (5 January, 2006)
... allow healthcare workers in hospitals founded by the Catholic
church to refuse to perform abortions or carry out fertility treatment on
"conscience" grounds if ...
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