{"id":9549,"date":"2019-09-18T13:31:25","date_gmt":"2019-09-18T20:31:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.consciencelaws.org\/?p=9549"},"modified":"2019-09-19T13:34:47","modified_gmt":"2019-09-19T20:34:47","slug":"usccb-poll-americans-support-conscience-protection-for-healthcare-professionals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.consciencelaws.org\/?p=9549","title":{"rendered":"USCCB Poll: Americans Support Conscience Protection for Healthcare Professionals"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

News Release<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

US Conference of Catholic Bishops<\/p>\n\n\n\n

September 18, 2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\n WASHINGTON, D.C. – Two new polls have revealed widespread discrimination against healthcare workers of faith, as well as broad public support for conscience rights laws and protections. The findings were released today by the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) Committees on Pro-Life Activities; Religious Liberty; Domestic and Social Development; and the Subcommittee for the Promotion and Defense of Marriage, as well as the Christian Medical & Dental Associations (CMDA), the largest faith-based association for healthcare professionals.
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\n The findings<\/a> come in the wake of enforcement actions taken by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) against the University of Vermont Medical Center, which is alleged to have coerced a nurse into participating in an abortion against her beliefs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\n Archbishop Joseph F. Naumann, of Kansas City in Kansas and Chairman of the Committee on Pro-Life Activities; Bishop Robert J. McManus, of Worcester and Chairman of the Committee for Religious Liberty; Bishop Frank J. Dewane, of Venice, and Chairman of the Committee on Domestic Justice and Human Development, and Bishop James D. Conley, of Lincoln and Chairman of the Subcommittee for Promotion and Defense of Marriage offered the following statement on the findings:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\n \u201cAn overwhelming majority of Americans agree: no healthcare professional should be forced to violate deeply-held beliefs in order to keep a job. The practice of medicine depends on those courageous and generous enough to serve all people\u2014especially the poor and marginalized\u2014with the highest ethical standards. If we exclude people of faith from the medical profession, Americans will suffer, especially those most in need.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\n For more information, click here: http:\/\/www.usccb.org\/about\/pro-life-activities\/conscience-protection-teleconference.cfm<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Media Contact:
Chieko Noguchi<\/a>
202-541-3200<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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