Defense of Conscience in Health Care Act

This bill would require the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to bring back a 2019 rule that was meant to protect health care workers who refuse to perform certain medical services, like abortion referrals, because of their religious or moral beliefs. That rule included requirements for organizations receiving federal funding and set up penalties for not following the rules, but federal courts blocked it from ever taking effect. The bill would direct HHS to put the exact same or an equivalent version of that 2019 rule back in place.

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