{"id":8598,"date":"2018-02-20T19:26:32","date_gmt":"2018-02-21T03:26:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.consciencelaws.org\/?p=8598"},"modified":"2018-07-09T19:29:12","modified_gmt":"2018-07-10T02:29:12","slug":"new-hhs-office-that-enforces-health-workers-religious-rights-received-300-complaints-in-a-month","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.consciencelaws.org\/?p=8598","title":{"rendered":"New HHS office that enforces health workers&#8217; religious rights received 300 complaints in a month"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><strong>The Hill<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"author\">Jessie Hellman<\/p>\n<p>More than 300\u00a0individuals\u00a0filed a complaint with the Health and Human Services (HHS) Department over the last month, saying that their religious or conscience\u00a0rights have been violated by their employer, a state or state agency or a health provider.<\/p>\n<p>The complaints follow the creation of a new division within HHS that focuses on enforcing those rights and investigating complaints from\u00a0individuals who say\u00a0their rights have been violated.<\/p>\n<p>For example, a nurse could file a complaint against\u00a0their employer if they are coerced into participating in an abortion or disciplined for refusing to do so . . .<strong> [<a href=\"http:\/\/thehill.com\/policy\/healthcare\/374725-hhs-new-office-that-enforces-religious-moral-rights-of-health-workers\">Full Text<\/a>]<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Hill Jessie Hellman More than 300\u00a0individuals\u00a0filed a complaint with the Health and Human Services (HHS) Department over the last month, saying that their religious or conscience\u00a0rights have been violated by their employer, a state or state agency or a health provider. 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