New Trump Rule Protects Health Care Workers Who Refuse Care For Religious Reasons
The rule strengthens protections for health care providers who are unwilling to provide services like abortions. Critics say it could put women's health in danger.
The Trump administration issued a new rule Thursday that gives health care workers leeway to refuse to provide services like abortion, sterilization or assisted suicide, if they cite a religious or conscientious objection.
The rule, issued by the Department of Health and Human Services, is designed to protect the religious rights of health care providers and religious institutions.
According to a statement issued by HHS's Office for Civil Rights, the new rule affirms
