For nearly 50 years, U.S. federal law has permitted medical professionals and religious institutions to refuse, for religious and moral reasons, to provide abortions and sterilizations. In more recent decades, similar safeguards have been developed for medical professionals who do not wish to…
Toppling the Ethical Balance — Health Care Refusal and the Trump Administration
For nearly 50 years, U.S. federal law has permitted medical professionals and religious institutions to refuse, for religious and moral reasons, to provide abortions and sterilizations. In more recent decades, similar safeguards have been developed for medical professionals who do not wish to…