{"id":1369,"date":"2012-03-23T21:34:28","date_gmt":"2012-03-24T04:34:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.consciencelaws.org\/?p=1369"},"modified":"2012-03-23T21:34:28","modified_gmt":"2012-03-24T04:34:28","slug":"u-s-federal-directive-offers-model-for-protection-of-conscience","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.consciencelaws.org\/?p=1369","title":{"rendered":"U.S. federal directive offers model for protection of conscience"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The U.S. Agency for International Development has published a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.usaid.gov\/business\/business_opportunities\/cib\/pdf\/aapd12_04.pdf\"> directive<\/a> that includes a provision that prevents the federal government from denying funds to groups because they refuse to provide services to which they have moral or religious objections.\u00a0 The directive concerns only specific programmes funded by one agency, but it is of interest because the Obama administration has discriminated against a\u00a0 Catholic agency because of its refusal to provide abortion and contraception. 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