
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid= ... refer=home
The Bush administration today issued a sweeping new regulation that protects a broad range of health-care workers -- from doctors to janitors -- who refuse to participate in providing services that they believe violate their personal, moral or religious beliefs.
The controversial rule empowers federal health officials to cut off federal funding for any state or local government, hospital, clinic, health plan, doctor's office or other entity if it does not accommodate employees who exercise their "right of conscience." It would apply to more than 584,000 health-care facilities.
Women's health advocates, family planning proponents, abortion rights activists, members of Congress and others condemned the regulation, saying it would create major obstacles to a variety of health services, including abortion, family planning, end-of-life care and possibly a wide range of scientific research.
保护和鼓励医务人员以"良心"为名拒绝开避孕药,Plan B紧急避孕药,RU486,提供 family planning service,应垂危病人要求不进行主动治疗,如此等等。Although the Obama administration could reverse the rule, it would require a lengthy process. Last month, however, Sens. Hillary Clinton (D-N.Y.) and Patty Murphy (D-Wash.) introduced a bill to repeal the regulation legislatively.
The 127-page rule is the latest in a flurry of federal regulations that the administration is implementing before President Bush's term ends, including a number that would weaken government protections for consumers and the environment.
F__k them. We have time. We will reverse the rule, no matter how long it takes.Although the Obama administration could reverse the rule, it would require a lengthy process. Last month, however, Sens. Hillary Clinton (D-N.Y.) and Patty Murphy (D-Wash.) introduced a bill to repeal the regulation legislatively.