A new Montana law will provide sweeping legal protections to healthcare practitioners who refuse to prescribe marijuana or participate in procedures and treatments such as abortion, medically assisted ...

A wave of proposed legislation -- known as "refusal" or "conscience" clauses -- and numerous lawsuits are highlighting a trend by state governments to protect medical providers who refuse to offer ...

Conscience clauses are important legal protections for medical professionals. They should be protected. ACS Cancer Action Network “opposes legislation and regulations that include ‘conscience clauses, ...

The conscience clause bill, which would allow medical professionals to refuse to treat or refer patients because of ethical or moral beliefs, is not likely to get out of the Nebraska Legislature's ...

So-called medical conscience objection laws have existed at the state and federal levels for years, with most protecting providers who refuse to perform an abortion or sterilization procedure. But the ...

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A new Montana law will provide sweeping legal protections to health care practitioners who refuse to prescribe marijuana or participate in procedures and treatments such as abortion, medically ...