{"id":5924,"date":"2014-07-25T02:48:59","date_gmt":"2014-07-25T09:48:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.consciencelaws.org\/?p=5924"},"modified":"2018-03-06T13:10:32","modified_gmt":"2018-03-06T21:10:32","slug":"will-doctors-be-forced-to-kill","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.consciencelaws.org\/?p=5924","title":{"rendered":"Will Doctors Be Forced to Kill?"},"content":{"rendered":"

First Things<\/em><\/p>\n

Wesley J. Smith<\/p>\n

The wailing and gnashing of teeth in some quarters over the modest Hobby Lobby decision has me worried. Apparently, many on the political port side of the country believe that once a favored public policy has been enacted, it immediately becomes a “right” that can never be altered or denied. More, once such a “right” is established for the individual, others should have the duty to ensure access – even at the cost of violating their own religious consciences.<\/p>\n

If such thinking prevails, medical professionals could be forced to participate in the taking of human life, for example in abortion, assisted suicide, and (given the research trends in regenerative medicine) providing treatments derived from the intentional destruction of human embryos or fetuses.<\/p>\n

That certainly seems to be the direction in which the ACLU wishes to take the country. Recently, the ACLU of Washington State began trolling for potential clients to sue medical professionals or facilities that refused to participate in certain legal procedures or transactions based on religious objection<\/a>:<\/p>\n

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Have you or members of your family been denied reproductive health care or end-of-life services by a religiously based medical facility? The ACLU believes that everyone in Washington has the right to receive health care that is not restricted by the religious beliefs of others.<\/p>\n

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