It also emphasizes parents’ rights to refuse several specific types of care for their children. “This rule threatens to prevent people from accessing critical medical care and may endanger people’s lives. On page 80, for instance, HHS appears to allow for the possibility that ambulance drivers, or EMT personnel, could refuse care in certain situations. Social conservatives said that the rule was needed at a time when many health care workers feel intimidated about standing up for what they believe is right. Obama’s narrower version left in place long-standing federal protections for workers who object to performing abortions or sterilizations, and it kept the ability for workers to file complaints.

Source: Washington Post May 02, 2019 16:42 UTC