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1.998 documents for conscience clause legislation

- Religious Freedom Defended As House Passes Conscience Clause Legislation
In recent years, adversarial campaigns, lawsuits and public relations events have been launched to force Catholic health care providers to offer services that conflict with Catholic moral teaching and to prevent affiliations or mergers between them and other-than-Catholic entities. If successful, these efforts would undoubtedly force Catholic hospitals to close -- or substantially reduce their service to the community -- rather than violate their consciences. Approximately 5.1 million Michigan residents are served annually by the 26 Catholic hospitals across the state. American society's respect for religious pluralism is a cornerstone of our nation," said Long. "This regard for diversity of beliefs protects against oppression of religions and honors the role of religious organizatio...
- U.S. Newswire
- April 21, 2004
- Prescription Contraceptives and the Pharmacist's Right to Refuse: Examining the Efficacy of Conscience Laws
Introduction I. The Pharmacist's Ethical Obligations II. Current Refusal Clauses III. Ramifications of a Pharmacist's Refusal and the Adequacy of Existing Legal Protections A. Employment Ramifications and Statutory Protections 1. Protections Available Under Title VII 2. Scope of Protections Available Under State Civil Rights Legislation 3. Do State Conscience Clause Statutes Provide Greater Employment Protections? B. Tort Liability C. State Disciplinary Action IV. Conclusion
- Cardozo Public Law, Policy and Ethics Journal
- Nbr. IV-1, March 2006
- Governor Vetoes Conscience Clause Bill; Legislation Would Have Protected Health Care Professionals Who Refuse to Perform Some Procedures
MADISON (AP) - Gov. Jim Doyle vetoed legislation Wednesday that would have protected health care professionals from punishment if they refused to participate in procedures such as euthanasia and in- vitro fertilization on religious or moral grounds. Doyle, a Democrat, said the legislation would have allowed health care providers to deny patients needed care because of their own ideological beliefs.
- Telegraph - Herald (Dubuque)
- April 22, 2004

- Michigan Catholic Conf. Testifies in Support of Religious Freedom; Conscience Clause Legislation Necessary for Faith-Based Health Care
LANSING, Mich., March 30 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The Michigan Catholic Conference testified in defense of religious freedom and civil rights today by urging the House Health Policy Committee to pass legislation that would protect a health care right of conscience for institutional and individual health care providers. A bipartisan package of bills would allow a health care facility to specifically provide services that are in accordance with church teaching and are reflected in its article of incorporation, bylaws or adopted mission statement. Conscience protection would also be afforded to individual health care providers and health care insurance companies.
- U.S. Newswire
- March 30, 2004
- Arizona Christian School Tuition Organization v. Winn, 563 U.S. (2011)
...Rev. Stat. Ann. §43-1089on Establishment Clause grounds. The Arizona law gives tax creditsfor con... to an establishment in violation of conscience. In contrast, a tax credit allowsdissenting taxpa... the General Assembly instead enacted legislation forbidding "compelled" support of religion. See A...
- U.S. Supreme Court
- The case against institutional conscience.
...These "conscience clauses" cover not just individual providers, but institut... but is mistakenly treated in legislation (20) and academic discussion (21) as equivalent. L...
- Notre Dame Law Review
- Vol. 86 Nbr. 4, August 2011
- Trib Talk
Call 815-1776 or email tribtalk@columbiatribune.com to contribute. Jim Robertson, managing editor

...And the legislation is referred to as a 'conscience clause.' Since whe...
- Columbia Daily Tribune
- December 23, 2011
- Crisis of conscience: reconciling religious health care providers' beliefs and patients' rights.
... of the Free Exercise and Establishment Clauses of the First Amendment and patients' right to priv... focus to state and federal "bypass" legislation, ultimately concluding that increased state superv...
- Stanford Law Review
- Vol. 51 Nbr. 6, July 1999
- Rep. Howard L. Berman Holds a Hearing On Advances Against Hiv and Aids
.... This legislation, which built on the successes of the original legi... also necessitate respect for the conscience clause provision contained in the Leadership Act a...
- Political Transcript Wire
- October 05, 2010
- Sossamon v. Texas, 563 U.S.(20xx) (2011)
... ofRLUIPA §3 puxxuant to the Spending Clause pxx the Xxxxxx on notixx Cixx as: 563 U. S. ____ (... for damages becxuse Spending Clause legislation operates as a contxact and daxxxes are always avai... an individual are only binding onthe conscience of the sovereign and have no prxxxxxxxxx tocompuls...
- U.S. Supreme Court