Pro-life doctors appeal to prevent states from overruling conscience protections

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A case currently before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit seeks to defend conscience protections for pro-life medical professionals. The caseHHS v. New York, filed on behalf of Dr. Regina Frost and the Christian Medical Association (CMA), seeks to block an attempt by the state of New York to undo increased conscience protections for medical professionals issued by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services last year.

Dr. Frost is a practicing obstetrician and gynecologist with 15 years of experience and is also a member of CMA. Following the Trump Administration’s increased conscience protections, several states, including New York, sued to block the rule and require doctors, nurses, pharmacists, and other medical professionals to participate in procedures that violate their conscience, including abortion and assisted suicide. Continue reading…