The attorneys general of seven states and leading pro-abortion groups have filed a lawsuit against the new pro-life protections the Bush administration recently put into place. The “Provider Conscience Rule” provides more enforcement for laws protecting medical centers and professionals who don’t want to do abortions. The new rule requires medical facilities to affirm in writing that they won’t force staff to participate in abortions and potentially denies federal funding for centers or governments that do.
The protections provide additional enforcement for existing laws, some of which have been on the books for decades, that allow medical professionals to avoid involvement in abortions. A new national study among 1,736 physicians conducted by HCD Research reveals 50 percent of physicians support the new rules. Just 33 percent oppose the rules and the rest had no opinion.
