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Article: California Supreme Court Ruling Threatens Medical Care and Religious Freedom, Says Americans United for Life.
- Article from:
- Women's Health Weekly
- Article date:
- September 4, 2008
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The California Supreme Court today ruled that patient demand for nonessential, elective care trumps the freedom of conscience of physicians and their ability to practice medicine in accordance with their religious or moral beliefs (see also Female Infertility).
Denise Burke, Vice President & Legal Director of Americans United for Life (AUL), said, "This ruling will deny physicians and other professionals the ability to freely exercise their religious convictions."
Added Burke, "By forcing healthcare professionals to choose between conscience and career, we will lose doctors, nurses, and other healthcare professionals who are already in short supply."
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