Conscience Protection
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Christian florist loses religious liberty case, will appeal to US Supreme Court
A Washington state florist must pay fines and legal costs for conscientiously objecting to serving a same-sex wedding, as the... Read more
Doctors who object to abortion need more legal protections, bishops say
Objectors to abortion need stronger conscience protections in federal law, the U.S. bishops have said in a letter to Congress... Read more
Catholic group to Illinois governor: veto abortion funding bill
A Catholic advocacy group is warning the governor of Illinois that he will face massive political opposition if he signs... Read more
Archbishop Gomez: Christian doctors face increasing threats
Faithful Catholics need to be aware of the ever-increasing serious threats to Christians living their faith in the field of... Read more
US Bishops back legal protection for doctors who won't provide abortions
A proposed conscience protection act for health care professionals who oppose abortion would benefit both medical providers and their patients,... Read more
Leading US bishop: 2016 is the time for pro-life conscience protections
On the cusp of 2016, the president of the U.S. Bishops Conference is calling for greater protection of pro-life professionals... Read more
Colorado court gives no relief to baker who declined to serve gay wedding
A Colorado baker has lamented the Colorado Court of Appeals’ ruling handed down Thursday that he illegally discriminated when he... Read more
Between conflicting cake rulings in Colorado, baker's livelihood still at risk
The Colorado agency which punished a baker who declined to make a cake for a same-sex ceremony has ruled that... Read more
Fight discrimination against pro-life doctors, bishops ask Congress
The U.S. bishops are imploring Congress to enact stronger medical conscience protections against state abortion laws by passing the Abortion... Read more
Archbishop: Be vigilant against US religious freedom threats
Amidst increasing violent religious persecution in the Middle East and Africa, it is vital for Christians in the U.S. to... Read more
Firing of Polish doctor over abortion refusal sparks outcry
The removal one of Poland's top doctors as director of Holy Family hospital in Warsaw for refusing to perform an... Read more
UK rules exclude pro-life medical professionals from diploma
U.K. requirements that medical professionals seeking a specialist diploma must be willing to prescribe contraception and abortion-causing drugs have sparked... Read more
Defense of conscience critical to pro-life movement, scholar says
Prevailing attitudes toward abortion within the medical community show the need to safeguard conscience rights while working to protect life,... Read more
Bishops push for conscience protections in government funding
Leaders of the U.S. bishops have written to lawmakers insisting on the importance of including religious liberty protections and the... Read more
Catholics, Baptists come together over conscience rights bill
Catholic and Baptist leaders are collaborating to ask national legislators to support a bill that would offer conscience protections to... Read more
Catholic Medical Association sees growth in troubled times
The Catholic Medical Association has seen “steady growth” in membership, providing fellowship for Catholic medical professionals as conscience rights and... Read more
