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News
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2008
17 September, 2008 -
Ontario document reveals plans for Manitoba physicians
Officials at Ontario’s College of Physicians and Surgeons revised a
controversial draft policy before the deadline for public consultation
had passed, and before receiving major submissions critical of the
proposal. They plan to have the College’s governing Council approve the
changes on 18 September, even though the revised draft continues to be
of concern . . .
17 September, 2008 -
Postpone vote, says Project
The College of Physicians and Surgeons of Manitoba may implement a
policy similar to a controversial Ontario proposal that would restrict
freedom of conscience and religion among physicians. News of the plan
for Manitoba doctors was disclosed today in a briefing note to the
College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario. . . 13 September, 2008
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Rights Commission threat “blasphemy against the human spirit”
“Blasphemy against the human spirit.” That is how the Protection of Conscience
Project describes a threat by Ontario’s Human Rights Commission to punish
doctors who refuse to do what they believe to be wrong. The rebuke is found in a
submission to the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario . .
31 August, 2008 -
Ontario Human Rights Commission Flexes Muscles
The College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario has been instructed by
the province’s Human Rights Commission that physicians are to be denied
freedom of conscience and religion. The “guidance” is contained in an
OHRC submission that appears to have been posted today on the
Commission’s website. . . 18 August, 2008 -
Uphold religious freedom for doctors, League urges
The Catholic Civil Rights League recently called on the
College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario to ensure freedom of religion and
freedom of conscience for physicians in the application of changes to the
application of Ontario’s Human Rights Code. . .
15 August, 2008 -
Proposed policy could severely limit freedom of Ontario physicians
In a letter today to the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario,
the president of Canadian Physicians for Life, Dr. Will Johnston,
expressed concern over a draft policy relating to freedom of conscience
and the lack of sufficient notice given by CPSO to all interested
stakeholders that a consultation process, which officially ends
today, has been underway since the end of June. . .
14 August, 2008 -
Freedom of Conscience and Religion Not a Defence
Ontario physicians are being advised that they are expected to give up
freedom of conscience if they wish to practise medicine in the province.
The expectation is set out in “Physicians and the Ontario Human Rights
Code,” a draft policy document from the Ontario College of Physicians
and Surgeons. . .
18 July, 2008 -
Cardinal Rigali Urges Congress To Respect Conscience Rights
Responding to objections to anticipated federal HHS regulations
protecting health care providers' fundamental rights of conscience,
Cardinal Justin Rigali, chairman of the United States
Conference of Catholic Bishops' Committee on Pro-Life Activities, today
wrote to all members of Congress defending "efforts to reaffirm and
implement laws on conscience protection" . . .
15 July, 2008 -
CMA physicians call on HHS to protect patients with regulations upholding
healthcare professionals' rights
Responding to a story published this morning by the New York Times
, physicians of the Christian Medical Association called on
Secretary of Health and Human Services Michael O. Leavitt to publish
regulations in accord with federal laws protecting patients and
healthcare professionals in decisions relating to controversial
procedures and prescriptions. . .
15 July, 2008 -
CWA Applauds HHS for Upholding Healthcare Providers' Rights
According to
The New
York Times, the Bush administration plans to propose regulations
to comply with federal laws to protect patients and healthcare professionals
from being forced to provide controversial drugs and procedures such as
abortion. . .
27 June, 2008 -
CMA Physicians Laud HHS Secretary Leavitt for Protecting Physicians and Patients on Abortion and Conscience Issue
The Christian Medical Association . . . today lauded U.S. Health and
Human Services Secretary Michael O. Leavitt for encouraging the American Board
of Obstetrics and Gynecology (ABOG) to clearly publish assurances that it will
not decertify or otherwise penalize physicians who do not perform or refer for
abortions. . .
12 May, 2008 -
Coast Guard relents, allows officer to refuse vaccine from aborted baby
U.S. Coast Guard officials who initially refused to excuse an officer
from being injected with a vaccine derived from an aborted child have
relented in the wake of a lawsuit filed on behalf of the officer by
Alliance Defense Fund attorneys . . .
2 May, 2008 -
9th Circuit thwarts Wash. state’s attempt to stall conscience rights
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit ruled Thursday that
Washington pharmacists’ rights of conscience will be protected while an
appeal by state officials who oppose those rights moves forward . . .
23 April, 2008 -
Pharmacist's Rights of Conscience Goes to Wisconsin Supreme Court
Today the Thomas More Society filed an
appeal with the Wisconsin Supreme Court on behalf of Neil T. Noesen.
Noesen is a registered pharmacist, who refused to fill a
prescription for oral contraceptives at a K-Mart in Menominee, Wisconsin
. . .
17 April, 2008 -
League pleased that Bill on conscience protection is re-introduced
The Catholic Civil Rights League welcomed the
introduction of Private Member’s Bill C-537, April 16 by MP Maurice Vellacott
(Saskatoon – Wanuskewin) to protect conscience rights of health care workers . .
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19 March, 2008 -
Vellacott re-introduces Private Member’s Bill to protect conscience
rights of health care workers
Conservative MP Maurice Vellacott (Saskatoon-Wanuskewin)
today re-introduced his Private Member’s Bill that would protect the
conscience rights of Canada’s health care workers. This is the third
Parliament in which Vellacott has introduced a bill to protect health
care workers’ conscience rights. . .
19 March, 2008 -
Court rejects California’s challenge to healthcare conscience rights
A federal court Tuesday rejected California’s challenge to the
“Weldon Amendment.” The federal statute forbids state and local
governments that receive federal funds from discriminating against
healthcare providers that refuse to perform or refer patients for
abortions . . .
14 March, 2008 -
HHS Secretary Calls on Certification Group to Protect
Conscience Rights
Health and Human Services Secretary Mike Leavitt today
expressed disappointment in a new policy put forth by the
American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG).
He also called on the American Board of Obstetrics and
Gynecology (ABOG) to reject this policy and protect the
conscience rights of physicians. . .
10 March, 2008 -
ADF attorneys assist Montana pro-life pharmacist
The Montana Board of Pharmacy has dropped all complaints against a
pharmacist who declined to dispense contraceptives and the so-called
“morning after pill” because of his sincerely-held religious beliefs . .
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15 February, 2008 -
ADF: American Counseling Association must honor freedom of conscience,
religion
ADF attorneys sent a letter to the American Counseling Association
Wednesday, asking the organization to reconsider a policy which
stigmatizes counselors and clients who hold to biblically based
religious beliefs regarding homosexual behavior. . .
4 January, 2008 -
ADF: U.S. Coast Guard officers should not be forced to violate
conscience in order to serve country
On Wednesday, ADF attorneys filed a lawsuit on behalf of a U.S. Coast
Guard officer told he must be injected with a vaccine derived from an
aborted child, even though it conflicts with his Catholic beliefs . . .
News
Releases
2007
11 December, 2007
Physicians call on The American
College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists to Stop Attacking Conscience Rights
The nation's largest faith-based association of physicians, the 15,000-member
Christian Medical Association (www.cmda.org), today
joined other leading national organizations in
challenging The American College of Obstetricians
and Gynecologists (ACOG) to stop its attack on the
conscience rights of pro-life physicians. . .
8 November, 2007 -
Court stops enforcement of Wash. regulations targeting pharmacists,
pharmacies who don’t stock abortion drugs
A federal court Thursday confirmed that the right of Washington
pharmacists to obey their conscience when they object to dispensing
abortion-inducing drugs on religious grounds will be protected while a
lawsuit by two pharmacists and a pharmacy owner moves forward . . .
25 September, 2007 -
ADF-allied attorneys available to the media following hearing on
Washington “right of conscience” case Alliance Defense Fund allied
attorneys Kristen Waggoner and Steve O'Ban will be available to answer
questions from the media Wednesday following a court hearing on their
motion for preliminary injunction filed against the Washington State
Pharmacy Board . . .
11 September, 2007 -
Christian doctor fired after city officials learn of his membership with
pro-family organization
Attorneys with the Alliance Defense Fund filed a lawsuit Tuesday in
federal court on behalf of an Illinois clinical psychologist who lost
his contract with the city of Minneapolis because of his membership with
a politically conservative, pro-family organization . . .
1 August, 2007 -
ACLJ Hails Federal Court Ruling Acknowledging Conscience Rights of
Illinois Pharmacists
The American Center for Law and Justice (ACLJ) today praised a ruling by
the U.S. District Court in Springfield, Illinois denying a motion by
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. to dismiss a lawsuit filed by a former Wal-Mart
pharmacist arising out of his suspension for refusing to sell “Plan B”
and other drugs he considers abortifacient. . .
27 July, 2007
ADF
attorneys file lawsuit and motion for preliminary injunction
Seeking to safeguard the rights of pharmacists and
pharmacies who choose not to stock or distribute abortion-inducing drugs on
religious and moral grounds, ADF attorneys and allied attorneys filed a lawsuit
Wednesday in federal court. . . .
3 April, 2007
Doctors Should Not Be Forced To Artificially Inseminate Lesbians
The Thomas More Law Center, a national public interest law
firm . . . has submitted a friend of the court brief supporting the right of
physicians to refuse to perform medical procedures that violate their sincerely
held religious convictions. The brief was filed in a case pending before the
California Supreme Court . . .Guadalupe Benitez, a lesbian, sued two doctors who
refused to artificially inseminate her—alleging that the doctors discriminated
against her because of her sexual orientation in violation of California’s civil
rights act . . .
29 January, 2007
Weldon Amendment Challenge by CA is Reverse Discrimination
The Christian Medical Association (CMA, ), the nation's largest faith-based
organization of physicians, today issued a statement criticizing the California
Attorney General's legal attack on physicians' freedom to refuse to participate
in abortions on the basis of conscience . . .
11 January, 2007 -
CLS attorney available for comment following hearing in right of
conscience challenge
An attorney with the Christian Legal Society will be available for
comments to the media outside the Burton U.S. Courthouse immediately
following Friday’s hearing in State of California v. United States
of America, a federal lawsuit involving the conscience rights of
pro-life physicians. . .
5 January, 2007 -
ADF earns victory for nurse demoted for not distributing ‘morning after’
abortion pill
A lawsuit filed by Alliance Defense Fund attorneys on behalf of a nurse
demoted for refusing to distribute the morning-after pill will be
permitted to go forward. A Louisiana court today informed an ADF-allied
attorney that the denial of the hospital’s motion for summary judgment
is official. . .
News
Releases
2006
5 December, 2006
Canadian Physicians ask
Federal and Provincial Health Ministers to provide alternative to
ethically controversial childhood vaccine.
Canadian Physicians for Life has become aware that some viral
vaccines were developed from tissue from aborted fetuses. . . . This
presents a serious moral dilemma to those who might view the use of such
abortion-related vaccines as a form of cooperation with an immoral act,
but who are also aware of the dire health consequences of failing to
immunize themselves or their children . . .
14 November, 2006
Federal appeals court upholds federal protection for pro-life medical
professionals
A federal appeals court today upheld the dismissal of
a lawsuit brought by a pro-abortion group . . .“Doctors and nurses
should not be forced to participate in abortions against their religious
beliefs or conscience. Under the banner of ‘choice,’ the National
Family Planning and Reproductive Health Association asserted a supposed
right to do this, but the court didn’t buy it,” said Casey Mattox . . .
19 October, 2006
Statement on Decision in Religious Liberty Case
Richard E. Barnes, executive director of the
New York State Catholic Conference, issued the following statement after today’s
decision by the New York State Court of Appeals upholding a state mandate that
forces Catholic education, health and human service ministries to provide
contraception coverage in employee health plans . . .
7 September, 2006
ACLJ Hails Victory For Right of Conscience in Illinois Case Involving
Pharmacists & Dispensation of the Morning-After Pill.
The American Center for Law and Justice (ACLJ) today hailed as “a
significant victory for the right of conscience” a decision of the U.S.
District Court in Springfield, Illinois denying Illinois Governor
Blagojevich’s motion to dismiss a lawsuit brought by seven pharmacists
challenging that state’s year-old morning-after-pill mandate.
7 Septermber, 2006 -
CLS attorney available for comment following hearing in right of
conscience challenge An attorney with the Christian Legal Society
will be available for comments to the media outside the E. Barrett
Prettyman U.S. Courthouse immediately following Friday’s hearing in
National Family Planning and Reproductive Health Association v. Gonzales,
a federal lawsuit involving the conscience rights of pro-life physicians
and healthcare workers. . .
12 June, 2006 -
Pro-life healthcare groups fight California’s attempts to criminalize
right of conscience
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit ruled Friday that
California healthcare professionals must be allowed to intervene in a
lawsuit to defend their right to refuse to provide abortions and
abortion referrals. . .
18 May, 2006 -
CLS attorney available for comment following hearing in right of
conscience challenge
An attorney with the Christian Legal Society will be available for
comments to the media outside the Browning U.S. Courthouse immediately
following Friday’s hearing in State of California v. United States
of America, a federal lawsuit involving the conscience rights of
pro-life physicians. . .
28 April, 2006
Michigan Bill Would Insure
Freedom of Conscience for Insurance Providers.
“A person’s religious freedom doesn’t end when he opens
the door to his business,” states Fr. Frank Pavone, National Director of
Priests for Life. “Michigan’s representatives have taken an important step
toward guaranteeing freedom of conscience for those providing health
insurance in that state” . . .
14 March, 2006
ADF defends right of conscience for pharmacists
The Alliance
Defense Fund sent a letter Friday to the Washington State Board of
Pharmacy urging the board to adopt a policy protecting the right of
conscience for pharmacists. Many pharmacists object on moral, ethical,
and religious grounds to dispensing contraceptives, including the
“morning-after” abortion pill . . .
26 January, 2006
Nurses Charge Virginia Mason for Retaliation
Washington State
Nurses Association (WSNA) . . .has filed an unfair labor practice charge
against VMMC . . . that within the past six months, VMMC has retaliated
and discriminated against the registered nurses for exercising their
contractual right to refuse flu vaccination by forcing them to wear
masks. . .
7 January, 2006
Nurses Win Federal Court Decision on Virginia Mason's Mandatory Flu
Vaccination Policy
. . .WSNA absolutely supports the flu
vaccination and in fact strongly encourages nurses to get them. But, it
does oppose any health care facility threatening to fire people if they
do not submit to the mandatory vaccination . . .
News
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2005
13 December, 2005 -
Pro-life medical groups appeal to higher court to protect their right of
conscience
Attorneys with the Alliance Defense Fund and the Christian Legal Society
filed a brief today with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit
to support their appeal of a lower court's decision that denied
California healthcare professionals the opportunity to intervene in a
case affecting their right to refuse to provide abortions and abortion
referrals.
4 November, 2005 -
Pharmacist appeals Wisconsin Pharmacy Examining Board’s Final Disciplinary
Decision
Neil Noesen, the Wisconsin pharmacist disciplined earlier this year by the
Wisconsin State Pharmacy Examining Board has filed an opposing brief November 1st
in Barron County Circuit Court . . .
31 October, 2005 -
Belgium: Redefining Palliative Care and Forcing Physicians to Refer for Euthanasia
Physicians must refer patients for euthanasia, and euthanasia is
part of palliative care in Belgium, according to a joint statement issued by the
Catholic University of Leuven, the University of Ghent and the Belgian
Association of General Practitioners. . .
16 October, 2005 -
Family Life Praises Doctor's Contraception Decision
The bold and important decision of Dr Joseph Hassan to cease prescribing
contraceptives to his patients is to be praised. Catholic pro-life and family organisation, Family Life International,
commends the stand taken by Nelson GP, Dr Joseph Hassan, to stop prescribing
contraceptives to his patients . . .
14 October, 2005 -
Governor Vetoes Conscience Protection Act
This afternoon, Governor James Doyle vetoed Assembly Bill 207 (The
Conscience Protection Act) authored by Rep. Jean Hundertmark
(R-Clintonville) and Sen. Carol Roessler (R-Oshkosh). . .
17 September, 2005-
A Narrow and Totalitarian View of Professional Practice
An
“invitation only” focus group will meet in Windsor, Ontario, on 20
September to consider a proposal that includes a draft code of ethics
for Ontario’s pharmacists. Its response may determine how far the
Ontario College of Pharmacists (OCP) can go in suppressing freedom of
conscience. . .
14 September, 2005-
The nation's most comprehensive medical conscience rights legislation
Tomorrow, Thursday,
September 15, the Conscience Protection Act
(AB 207) will receive a public hearing before the Senate Health,
Children, Families, Aging & Long Term Care Committee. . .
12 September, 2005-
CMA Doctors Fault ACOG Hypocrisy on Abortion
"Choice"- The 17,000-member Christian
Medical Association (CMA)
today highlighted the hypocrisy of The American College of Obstetricians and
Gynecologists (ACOG) in pushing for legislation to force conscientiously
opposed physicians into referring their patients for abortions . . .
25 July, 2005-
Manzullo: Pharmacists Shouldn’t Be Forced to Choose Between Their Business,
Beliefs
House Small Business Committee Chairman Don
Manzullo (R-IL) today said pharmacists in several states face fines and
possibly the loss of their business if they refuse to dispense certain
birth control drugs that are against their beliefs.
6 July, 2005-
The Use of Physicians for
Human Torture
The Islamic Medical Association of North America (www.imana.org)
is opposed to the use of physicians for torture of inmates irrespective
of their faith, race, gender, nationality or alleged crime. . .
27 June, 2005-
CMA Doctors Counter AMA Position on Abortion and Conscience.
The nation's largest faith-based organization of physicians today spoke
out in opposition to the American Medical Association's recent stance
regarding forcing the filling of prescriptions for drugs that can cause
abortions. . .
23 June, 2005 -
Louisiana nurse fired for refusal to administer “morning after” abortion
pill
Attorneys with the Alliance Defense Fund have filed suit against St.
Tammany Parish Hospital for terminating the employment of a nurse who
refused to administer the “morning after” abortion pill. The suit
argues that the hospital’s actions violate the Louisiana Employment
Discrimination Law. . .
17 June, 2005 -
Pro-life medical groups seek to defend right of conscience in California
The Alliance Defense Fund and the Christian Legal Society filed a motion
to intervene Thursday in State of California v. United States of
America on behalf of California healthcare professionals to defend
their right to refuse to provide abortions and abortion referrals.
8 June, 2005 -
The American Center for Law and Justice (ACLJ), which specializes in
constitutional law, today filed a federal lawsuit against Eastern
Illinois University after a nurse who was working at the University’s
Health Services Department was not promoted because of her pro-life
beliefs and her objection to dispensing the morning-after pill.. .
8 June, 2005 -
AUL Files Suit Against Illinois Governor
Today, Americans United for Life
filed suit on behalf of pharmacy owner Luke Vander Bleek of Morrison, Illinois
against Gov. Rod Blagojevich over his emergency rule issued April 1, 2005
requiring pharmacies to dispense contraceptives and abortifacient drugs such as
the morning-after pill "without delay."
7 June, 2005 -
Good medicine: Albertsons agrees to respect pharmacists’ right of
conscience
Albertsons Corporation has agreed to accommodate its
pharmacists’ right to refuse to fill prescriptions that violate their
religious or moral beliefs. The accommodation came on the heels of a
lawsuit filed by attorneys with the Alliance Defense Fund and Christian
Legal Society against the employer and Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich on
behalf of pharmacist David Scimio. . .
The American Center for Law and Justice (ACLJ),
which specializes in constitutional law, today filed an amended
complaint in state court in Illinois adding four additional pharmacists
to its lawsuit challenging Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich’s emergency
amendment to the state code requiring pharmacists to dispense medication
even if filling the prescriptions violate their conscience and religious
beliefs.
16 May, 2005 -
Senate Committee to Hear Pharmacists Conscience Clause Bill
The Senate Committee on Labor
and Election Process Reform will hold a public hearing Tuesday, May 17 at the
State Capitol highlighting legislation to
provide much needed job security
for pharmacists who conscientiously object to dispensing drugs that they believe
would be used to cause death through abortion, euthanasia, or physician-assisted
suicide. . .
15 April, 2005 -
Illinois governor writes prescription for trouble, CLS and ADF file suit
on behalf of pharmacist
The Christian Legal Society and Alliance Defense Fund filed suit today
against Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich on behalf of a Lake County
pharmacist. Blagojevich’s “emergency rule” filed this month compels
pharmacists to fill prescriptions for contraceptives, including
abortion-inducing drugs, regardless of any moral objections they may
have. . .
13 April, 2005 -
Wisconsin Pharmacist Punished for Exercising Religious Beliefs
Today the state Pharmacy Examining Board (PEB) approved in full last month’s
recommendation from Administrative Law Judge Colleen Baird to reprimand and
limit the license of Wisconsin pharmacist Neil Noesen . . .
The American Center for Law and Justice (ACLJ), which
specializes in constitutional law, today filed a lawsuit in state court
in Illinois on behalf of two pharmacists challenging Illinois Governor
Rod Blagojevich’s emergency amendment to the state code requiring
pharmacists to dispense medication even if filling the prescriptions
violate their conscience and religious beliefs . . .
5 April,
2005 -
Rep. Stephens Opposes Governor’s Executive Order to Fill Contraceptive
Prescriptions
The governor has overstepped his boundaries when he issued an
executive order requiring all pharmacists to fill contraceptive prescriptions
regardless of religious or moral beliefs according to State Representative Ron
Stephens (R-Greenville) . . .
News
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2004
8 December, 2004 -
CCF
Responds to California Attorney General Bill Lockyer's Pro-Abortion Attack
on Conscience
In response to California Attorney General Bill Lockyer today announcing
he will sue to block the Hyde-Weldon conscience amendment in the
recently-passed federal spending bill which prohibits government entities
from punishing doctors who won't do abortions, Randy Thomasson, president
of Campaign for Children and Families, a leading West Coast pro-family
organization, issued the following statement . . .
18 October, 2004 -
Economics Outweighs Ethical
Principles in the Pharmacy Profession
On October 15th, the
Vancouver Sun reported that the BC Pharmacy Association, with the support of
the BC First Nations Summit and the federal Conservative party, is warning
that some pharmacists in remote areas are planning to withdraw from the
Non-Insured Health Benefits (NIHB) program. This means that pharmacists in
BC will be allowed to opt out of having to provide services to First Nations
people for purely economic reasons. . .
15 October, 2004 -
Government still in hot pursuit of their conscience-crushing abortion
campaign
. . .
The Government is proceeding with the liberalisation of the abortion law
(final debate on the Amendment Bill scheduled for November 4th in the
National Assembly) in a manner which can only lead to the conclusion that
they are still in hot pursuit of their campaign to put increasing pressure
on pro-life health professionals to do their abortions for them. . .
30 August, 2004 -
Planned Parenthood and "Anti-Choice" Rhetoric
Planned Parenthood Alberta is recycling the accusation that physicians
who object to abortion may "scare" patients with "misinformation"or
"impose their moral beliefs." This smear may be unfairly applied to
conscientious objectors who follow the guidelines of the Canadian Medical
Association (CMA) and the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Alberta (CPSA)
. . .
11 August, 2004 -
Southern African Catholic Bishops’ Conference
Media Statement -Call to Action on Abortion
“The Catholic Church calls on all
catholic medical personnel to insist on their constitutional rights,
respecting their freedom of conscience and to refuse to cooperate in the
performance of abortions”, said the Bishops in their statement at the end of
their assembly in Mariannhill today. . .
27 May, 2004 -
ACLJ Announces Settlement of Case of Health Dept. Employee in Illinois
The American Center for Law and Justice, which
specializes in constitutional law, announced today the settlement of the
case of a health department employee from Illinois who filed a federal
discrimination lawsuit in 2003 claiming she was denied a promotion based on
her pro-life religious beliefs. . .
12 May, 2004 -
Ethics Profiling in the Health Care Profession
The recent near-failing of a medical student at a Canadian university,
solely because the student has pro-life convictions, shows how intolerant
some people have become about choices they dislike. For years, Canadian
Physicians for Life has received anecdotal complaints from students who
suspect that their medical school admission interview went badly after
they truthfully answered questions which probed for pro-life beliefs. . .
12 May, 2004 -
Statement by Maurice Vellacott, M.P.
. . . Today, our specific purpose is to draw attention to the injustices
against pro-life health care professionals, and to urge both the federal
government and provincial governments and professional associations to
implement policies that guarantee the constitutionally-protected freedom
of conscience for pro-life nurses, doctors, pharmacists and medical
students. . .
6 May, 2004 -
Planned Parenthood Continues Their Campaign of Lies
Planned Parenthood, the state’s largest abortion provider, continues to
disseminate outright lies about the nation’s most comprehensive
legislation dealing with conscience rights for health care professionals
and facilities. . .
22 April,
2004 -
Pro-Life Wisconsin Kicks Off Pharmacists Conscience Clause Petition Drive
Pro-Life Wisconsin has initiated a statewide petition drive calling on
Wisconsin’s state legislators to protect in law the conscience rights of
pharmacists who refuse to engage in practices that violate the sanctity of
human life – specifically chemical abortion and euthanasia. Over 5,000
petitions have already been circulated statewide with a goal of delivering
over 15,000 signatures to the Wisconsin Legislature in spring 2005. . .
21 April, 2004-
Governor
Delivers a Slap in the Face to the Medical Community!
Assembly Bill 67, also
known as the Conscience Clause Bill,
was vetoed today by Gov. James Doyle. Doyle joined ranks with Planned
Parenthood and the radical pro-abortion lobby in opposing the nation’s most
comprehensive legislation that would protect the conscience rights of
medical professionals and facilities in certain defined areas. . .
15 April,
2004-
Planned Parenthood Launches Campaign of Outright Lies
Today, Planned
Parenthood, the state’s largest abortion provider, announced they would be
undertaking a “public information campaign” to target several legislators
who voted for Assembly Bill 67, also known as the
Conscience Clause Bill. . .
16 March, 2004 -
Governor Says He Will Veto
Conscience Clause Bill!
Yesterday,
Governor Doyle informed the media that plans to veto Assembly Bill 67,
the Conscience Clause Bill, which
was authored by Rep. Jean Hundertmark (R-Clintonville) and Sen. Carol Roessler
(R-Oshkosh) . . .
1 March, 2004 -
CMA doctors rue California's breach of religious freedom
"Faith-based organizations must retain the freedom to follow religious and
ethical beliefs in matters regarding issues such as birth control," said
Christian Medical Association Executive Director David Stevens, M.D. today,
reacting against a California Supreme Court decision to force Catholic Charities
to provide contraception coverage to its employees. . .
19 February, 2004 -
Assembly Vote Likely Next Week
The Assembly is likely to vote
next week on concurrence with State Senate action on the nation’s most
comprehensive conscience clause legislation, Assembly Bill 67. The
legislation is authored by Rep. Jean Hundertmark (R-Clintonville) and Sen.
Carol Roessler (R-Oshkosh). After the Assembly completes it work on AB
67, the measure will go to the governor . . .
19 February,
2004-
Why
Pro-Life Wisconsin Opposes Assembly Bill 67 (as amended)
Last
Thursday, Assembly 67 (the health care conscience clause bill)
passed the State Senate 20-13. PLW was placed in the very difficult
position of having to oppose a bill we originally supported. Not
only was the bill amended to weaken beginning-of-life issues, but it was
amended to weaken end-of-life issues as well . . .
News
Releases
2003
22 July, 2003 -
Wackiness Rules
Last month the Assembly overwhelmingly approved Assembly Bill 67. This
reasonable, common sense legislation would protect the conscience rights
of health care professionals and facilities in the specific areas of
abortion, assisted suicide, euthanasia and unethical medical experiments
involving the deliberate destruction of human life. . .
5 June, 2003 -
Court Puts Health Care Workers on the Spot
A recent decision by the Supreme Court of Victoria makes it lawful to
cause the death of patients by starvation and dehydration. The court has
classified nutrition and hydration not as care, but as 'treatment' that
can by refused by a patient or proxy. Australian health care workers who
find this morally repugnant may now find themselves in a difficult
position. . .
14 May, 2003 -
Assembly Labor Committee Approves
Pharmacists' Conscience Clause
Madison - The Assembly Labor Committee gave their approval this morning to
Assembly Bill 63, legislation that will provide much needed job security for
pharmacists who conscientiously object to dispensing drugs or devices that
they reasonably believe would be used to cause death through
abortion,
euthanasia,
physician assisted suicide, or any other method of intentionally killing
another human being . . .
23 April, 2003
- Professor Prevails, Union Capitulates After a year of battling, the Cuesta
College Federation of Teachers finally agreed to allow one of its professors
to have all of his union dues diverted to a charity of his choice. Despite
making repeated requests, Professor Paul Bauer had previously been denied
the right to divert his mandatory "fair share" union fees to a charity that
did not conflict with his religious convictions. . .
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Releases
2002
28 October, 2002 - Louisiana Health Dept. Reverses
Itself In "Morning-After" Pill Case.State Agrees To Provide
Religious Accommodation For Nurse After Discrimination Complaint Filed With EEOC
The American Center for Law and Justice, an
international public interest law firm committed to protecting life,
announced today that the Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals has
reversed itself and has now agreed to stop discriminating against a public
health nurse from New Orleans who was threatened with termination for
refusing to dispense pregnancy-ending medication - a job requirement that
violates her deeply held religious beliefs . . .
23 October, 2002 - ACLJ Files Religious
Discrimination Complaint With EEOC Against Louisiana Health Dept. Over
"Morning-After" Pill
The American Center for Law and
Justice, an international public interest law firm committed to protecting
life, today announced it is representing a nurse from Louisiana who has
been threatened with termination for refusing to dispense pregnancy-ending
medication - a requirement that violates her deeply held religious beliefs
. . .
26 June,2002 -
Crisis at Philadelphia Hospital Highlights The Violation Of Women’s Rights
Due To Mismanagement Of Our Health System
Doctors For Life (DFL), an organisation of
about 770 doctors, places the blame for the lack of staff to support women
having abortions at Philadelphia hospital, squarely on the shoulders of
the South African government. Before the government bulldozed the law to
legalise abortion on demand through Parliament, DFL warned via numerous
press releases that the infrastructure to implement the law does not exist
. . .
28 May, 2002 - ACLJ
wins Religious Discrimination Case Against California Health Agency Over
'Morning-After Pill'
The American Center for Law and Justice, an international public interest
law firm, announced today that a federal jury in California has found that
Riverside County violated the constitutional rights of a nurse who was
fired from her job after she refused to dispense medication known as a
“morning-after” pill designed to end pregnancies . . .
22 April, 2002 - Stonewalling Leads to Call for New Freedom of
Information Law
An Albertan writes to a professional organization with concerns about
its policies on civil rights and public health issues. She gets no
response. . .
24 February, 2002- Aryan Defender Highlights BC Medical Journal
It is an unusual cover for a medical journal: a crouching, brawny Aryan
hero, glowering murderously from under a horned helmet, a copper IUD
clutched in his sword hand . . .
News
Releases
2001
20 December, 2001
-
Draft
Bill Lacks Conscience Protection, Erodes Trial by Jury
The Canadian government’s proposed Assisted
Human Reproduction Act lacks protection for health care workers and
others who do not want to participate in morally controversial procedures,
and erodes the customary right to trial by jury . . .
12 September, 2001
-
Appeal to Muslim Physicians
Dr. Shahid Athar, an advisor to
the Protection of Conscience Project and President of the Islamic Medical
Association of North America, has issued the following appeal in the wake
of yesterday's tragic attacks on American cities . . .
5
June, 2001-
Canadian Physicians for Life
RE:
"Even doctors ethically must make referrals for abortion services,
whether they morally support that or not." Melanie Anderson -
Planned Parenthood Alberta (CTV News and Current Affairs Sat 02
Jun 2001) The erroneous allegation that physicians who object to abortion for
reasons of conscience are obliged to refer patients for the procedure
continues to be promulgated in Alberta. . .
2 June, 2001
- World's First Faculty of Bioethics
Announced
The world's first faculty of
bioethics will begin offering first year Bachelor, Master and Doctorate
courses in October, 2001. . .
April 27, 2001 - Pharmacists'
Conscience Clause Given Stamp of Approval
Madison--A stamp of
approval was given to Assembly
Bill 307 (late Thursday),
legislation that will provide much needed job security for pharmacists who
conscientiously object to dispensing drugs or devices that can cause death
through abortion, euthanasia or physician assisted suicide . . . .
29
March, 2001 - Report Faults Pharmacists' Ethics Committee
A report released on Monday criticizes
the Ethics Advisory Committee of the College of Pharmacists of British
Columbia for publishing a prejudicial and unjustified attack on the
integrity of conscientious objectors within the profession. The report
identifies ‘ethical nepotism’ in the committee as a factor
contributing to misunderstanding and intolerance. . .
24
January, 2001 - ACLJ Gets Legal Victory as Lawsuit Against KMart
Involvong Abortion Producing Drugs Moves Forward
(Cincinnati, OH) -- The American Center for Law and
Justice, an international public interest law firm, said today a federal court has cleared
the way for its lawsuit against Kmart on behalf of a pharmacist who was fired for refusing
to dispense abortion producing drugs to move forward. . .
News
Releases
2000
1 December,
2000 -Protection
of Conscience Project 1 Year Old
The Protection of Conscience Project was officially launched one year ago .
. .
1 December, 2000 - ACLJ Files Religious Discrimination Suit Against California Health
Agency Over "Morning-After" Pill
The American Center for Law and
Justice, an international public interest law firm, today filed suit in U.S.
District Court in Riverside, California on behalf of a health care worker
charging that she was fired from her job as a nurse for Riverside County,
California after she refused to dispense medication known as a
“morning-after” pill designed to end pregnancies . . .
2
November, 2000 - Government
declines to rule out prosecution of conscientious objectors
A spokesperson for the British Columbia Ministry of Health has declined to provide
assurance that health care workers who object to abortion will not be prosecuted under the
Access to Abortion Services Act.
15 October, 2000
-
B.C.
Pharmacist Wins Substantial Support For "Conscientious Objectors" at AGM
A resolution that would allow pharmacists
to opt out of dispensing morally controversial products such as the Morning After Pill
gained substantial support from pharmacists at the AGM of B.C. Pharmacists
on October 12th . . . 23
June, 2000
All-Party Committee Receives
Plea for Freedom of Conscience (in English & Irish language)
The All-Party Oireachtais Committee on the Constitution has received a
written submission from Protection of Conscience Project on the need for
laws to protect health care workers and others from coercion and
discrimination . . .
Fuáir an Coiste Ill-phairti Oireachtais ar an mBunreacht,pléadáil I
scríbhinn on gComhairle Saoirse Choinsiasa, ar an nga oibrithe I gcúrsaí leighis agus
daoine nach iad a bheith cosainte ó éigeantalacht agus di-mheas . . .
7 June, 2000
-Pharmacists for life support Manitoba conscience policy
Pharmacists for Life Int'l/Canada (PFLI/Canada)
is an educational group concerned with sanctity of human life issues
affecting the profession. We appreciate and applaud the noble decision
of the Manitoba Pharmaceutical Association to include in their Standards of
Practice a statement which allows the professionals that they regulate to
follow their conscience in the practice of this health care profession . . .
5 June, 2000- Freedom of Conscience
Recognized
Pharmacists in Manitoba have decided
that they should not be forced to be involved in medical procedures that
they find morally abhorrent . . .5
June, 2000
Concerned Pharmacists
for Conscience applaud Manitoba conscience policy
The professional group Concerned Pharmacists for Conscience supports and applauds the
Manitoba Pharmaceutical Association's courageous inclusion of a model statement in their
Standards of Practice, which does not require pharmacists with conscientious objections to
refer patients. Patient access to legally prescribed therapy would continue to be
available without compromising the health professionals' right of
conscientious refusal . . .
12 April, 2000-Alberta conscience bill
applauded (CPL release)
Canadian Physicians for Life applauds
efforts before the Alberta legislature to grant protection of conscience to
health care professionals who support the sanctity of life . . .
12 April, 2000
-Pharmacists for Life Re:
College of Pharmacists of BC
Pharmacists for Life
International/Canada opposes the controversial policy decision by the
College of Pharmacists of British Columbia in which pharmacists in that
province will be facing increased pressure to be distributors of
death-causing products and services. . .
10 April, 2000 CMDS Re: Alberta
conscience bill
The Calgary and Edmonton Chapters of the Christian Medical and
Dental Society of Canada are in support of Bill 212, The Human Rights, Citizenship and
Multiculturalism Amendment Act, which would protect healthcare workers' conscience rights.
. .
24 March, 2000 Concerned Pharmacists
for Conscience Re: Preven
In a controversial policy change, announced this week the College of Pharmacists of B.C.
decided to allow pharmacists to hand out the morning after pill, Preven, over the counter
without a doctor's prescription. In response, Greg Eberhart, registrar of the
Alberta Pharmaceutical Association (APhA) has stated that "The APhA hopes to follow
B.C.'s push..."
23 March, 2000
- New Advisors Join Project
Two new advisors joined the Project in
March . . .
21 January, 2000
-
New
Advisor Joins Project
Janet Ajzenstat, Professor of
Political Science at McMaster University in Hamilton Ontario, has joined the
advisory board of the Protection of Conscience Project . . .
News Releases
1999
1 December, 1999
Protection of Conscience Project Launched
When the Markham-Stoufville Hospital in Ontario tried to force health care
workers to assist in abortion, eight nurses stood their ground. One of
them died during the five years it took for the case to reach a human rights
tribunal. The hospital settled the case on the eve of the hearing,
agreeing to financial compensation and a policy statement protecting rights
of conscience . . .
16 November, 1999
Conscience Legislation for Health Care Workers to be debated in House of Commons
Bill C-207, which would protect health
care providers, particularly nurses, from being forced to participate,
against their wills, in abortion procedures or acts of euthanasia, will be
debated in the House of Commons this week. Debate is currently scheduled for
Thursday November 18 at 5:30pm . . .
October 11, 1999
Alberta College of Physicians and Surgeons
challenged to think about conscience rights
Canadian Physicians for
Life calls on the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Alberta to verify the alleged
charges of women being bullied by pro-life physicians.
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