Mandatory referral untouched by amendments proposed to Philippines bill

Among amendments proposed to House Bill 4244, the controversial Reproductive Health Bill, it is proposed that health care workers still be forced to refer for services to which they object for reasons of conscience, though “Without in anyway agreeing or endorsing the family planning service or procedure required by the persons concerned.”  [Sun Star]

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  1. The additional phrase is insufficient to protect those who object to referral on the grounds that the act of referral itself amounts to immoral participation.

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