Strengthen conscience protections

The U.S. Dept. of Health & Human Services (HHS) has proposed new changes to regulations – known as the “Conscience Rule” – meant to protect conscience rights in health care. The USCCB supports the new proposed rule as an improvement over the current situation, but also urges HHS to strengthen it. Act now to join the USCCB in encouraging HHS to strengthen the Conscience Rule. 

Numerous federal laws protect the right of organizations and people working in health care to object, as a matter of conscience, to abortion, sterilization, assisted suicide, gender transition surgery and other procedures. The enforcement of these laws is governed by HHS regulations, so it is very important for HHS to issue strong regulations and keep them that way. 

To learn more, read USCCB’s published comments on the rule and Cardinal Dolan’s December 30 statement, and visit the USCCB’s “Do No Harm” webpage on these regulations.

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In prayer and in public, your voices are urgently needed to bring Gospel values to bear on vital decisions being made by those who represent you.

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