2004
Family medicine physician deemed "too Catholic" for medical license
(USA: 2004)
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and increasingly pervasive discrimination faced by pro-life, faith-based
and conscience-driven individuals in the healthcare professions. . .
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'Pro-choice' groups attack freedom
to choose
(USA: November, 2004)
Summary |
The Abortion
Non-Discrimination Act was added by congressmen Henry Hyde and Dave Weldon as an
amendment to an omnibus spending bill, which passed the House of Representatives
in November, 2004. The amendment, which might be said to protect
freedom of choice for health care workers, was attacked by ostensibly
'pro-choice' groups. Ttheir statements are reproduced here, with
commentary by the
Project. . .
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Attack on freedom of conscience in US House of
Representatives
(USA, November, 2004)
Sean Murphy |
Ms. Pelosi's attack on protection for health care workers who choose not to
participate in abortion is no less extraordinary, coming, as it does, from
someone who purports to value freedom of choice. . .
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Defence of freedom of conscience in US House of
Representatives
(USA, November, 2004)
Sean Murphy | Congressman Chris Smith from New Jersey defends bill intended to prevent coerced participation in abortion against attack by Congresswoman Pelosi. . .
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South African nurse denied position
(Vereeniging, South
Africa: 2004)
Sean Murphy
| It appears that hospital management decided to deal with the 'problem' posed
by Sister Charles by holding a meeting of theatre staff . . . The real point of the
meeting was to suppress the exercise of
Sister Charles' freedom of conscience. . . .
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Ambulance attendant fired
ACLJ Files Lawsuit Against Illinois Ambulance Service
(Elmhurst, Illinois, USA: 2004)
ACLJ | . . .once Adamson confirmed that her
assignment was to transport the patient for an elective abortion, she
told her employer that transporting the patient to an abortion clinic
violated her religious beliefs. After a second crew was sent to
transport the patient, Adamson's supervisor immediately fired her . . .
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Should doctors be forced to abandon their faith?
(Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada: 2004)
Terry O'Neill | . . .The male Christian student
received a failing grade after completing his hospital rotation in
obstetrics and gynecology because of differences with his teachers on
abortion and related issues, says Sean Murphy, administrator of the
Protection of Conscience Project based in Powell River, B.C. . .
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2003
Secretary refused employment by county because of abortion stance
(USA: 2003)
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and increasingly pervasive discrimination faced by pro-life, faith-based
and conscience-driven individuals in the healthcare professions. . .
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Testimony of Pharmacist Re: Wisconsin Assembly Bill 63
Before the Assembly Labour Committee
(Wisconsin, USA: 2003)
Susan Grosskreuz, R.Ph. | Although there is an
extremely high demand for pharmacists in our state, I have had to be
very selective as to where I am willing to work because I cannot go
against my conscience. . . Although pharmacy jobs in the retail sector
were generally plentiful . . . I accepted a position at a newly created
pharmacy . . .that served only nursing home patients. . . . I actually
would have preferred working in the retail sector but I didn't feel I
had any protection if I requested to refrain from filling prescriptions
that had abortifacient potential. . .
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Re: Wisconsin Assembly Bill 67
Testimony before Wisconsin Senate Committee
(Wisconsin, USA: October, 2003)
Beth LaChance, R.N. | . . . I . . . experienced an onslaught of
disciplinary reprimands, retaliation, criticism and
ostracism. . . I was no longer assigned to train or
mentor new nurses despite my credentials and
qualifications. . . .I was denied career
advancement to clinical nurse three status, as the
research project which qualified me for advancement,
was resigned to another nurse without my prior
knowledge or consent. I was grilled as a "second
class nurse" or "nobody". . .
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The Campaign to Force Hospitals to Provide Abortion USA
(USA: September, 2003)
US Conference of Catholic Bishops | Forty-five
states and the federal government protect the right of health care
providers to decline involvement in abortion. Pro-abortion groups seek
to abolish these legal protections. . .
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Testimony of Pharmacist Re: Wisconsin Senate Bill 21
Before the Senate Labour Committee
(Wisconsin, USA: March, 2003)
Yvonne Klubertanz R.Ph. |. . .The physician was
adamant that I had to fill whatever he prescribed, even though I
explained my conscience would not allow me to do that. He threatened
that my supervisor would find out about this, and I feared that my job
could be in jeopardy. I was harassed for my beliefs, and my dignity as a
person was attacked. . .
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Alberta Pharmacist Vindicated for Pro-Life Stand
(Calgary, Alberta, Canada: 2000-2003)
Mike Mastromatteo | . . ."The complaints were made
after a pro-choice organization published on the Internet the name of
Bizecki and encouraged the public to make complaints to both her
employer and the college (of pharmacists)," Chipeur said. "The
complaints have caused Bizecki to incur significant legal expenses that
she is currently just beginning to pay off." . . .
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2002
Police Used to Intimidate Objecting Pharmacist
(Menomonie,Wisconsin, USA: July, 2002)
Neil Noesen | . . .On July 6, 2002, I made a
conscientious objection to participation in refilling a contraceptive
order and also in transferring that same contraceptive order to another
pharmacy. On July 7, 2002, two police officers accompanied the same
patient to the pharmacy but did not take any action other than
requesting my current mailing address. I again refused participation in
aiding that patient to obtain her hormonal contraceptive. . .
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Doctor's faith under scrutiny:
Barrie physician won't offer the pill, could lose his
licence
(Barrie, Ontario, Canada: 2002)
Cheryl Canning | . . .Dr. Stephen Dawson faces a
discipline committee at the College of Physicians and Surgeons of
Ontario in April because he refused to prescribe birth control pills to
unmarried women. . .
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Traumatised Health Care Professionals
Forced to Take Part in Abortion Procedures
(South Africa: June, 2002)
Doctors for Life | The incident at Philadelphia
Hospital again highlights the unbearable pressure exerted on healthcare
professionals to take part in the Termination of Pregnancy Act against
their conscience. The following quotes were collected from traumatized
Health Care Professionals. . .
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2001
Do it anyway
More and more Canadian workers are being compelled to
violate their own beliefs
(Canada: 2001)
Terry O'Neill | . . . a growing number of Canadian
workers are being discriminated against on conscience-related issues, and
the institutions that should be protecting them are turning a blind eye to
their plight. As is becoming increasingly apparent, the double standard
seems to be entirely political. . .
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Testimony of Wang Guoql
(China: 2001)
Introduction | Wang Guoql was a doctor at a Chinese
People's Liberation Army Hospital who willingly participated in organ
harvesting from executed prisoners. However, after a particularly
gruesome experience he experienced a conflict of conscience and tried to
avoid further involvement in the process. His initial attempt was
rejected and he was met with various forms of pressure to continue his
participation. . .
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No
Equal Opportunities for Nurse With Pro-Life Views
(Oregon, USA: 2001)
John W. Whitehead | . . .According to a federal lawsuit filed by Janice,
when the new supervisor-one intolerant of pro-life viewpoints-was
assigned to the Women's Clinic, Janice's treatment on the job began to
change. Indeed, not only were Janice's religious views no longer
accommodated, she was also harassed. . .
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Testimony from the Gynaecological-Obstetrical
Frontline
(Belgium: 2001)
André O. Devos, MD*
| . . .Since a fair amount of their income was the result
of contraception, and surgical sterilisation, I refused to join the pool . .
. According to my conscience, I could not accept any part of that income. I
soon was dismissed, losing hospitalisation and surgical privileges. The
letter of dismissal was signed both by our Mother Superior . . . and . . . a
Reverend Cannon, who at the same time was one of the secretaries of our
Bishop. . .
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2000
"Can't take the heat, get out of the kitchen"
Law professor tells senators how he deals with conscientious objectors
(Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada:1995-2000)
Sean Murphy | In February, 2000, a law professor from western Canada addressed the
sub-committee. He told the Senators about an incident that occurred during a
seminar at the Health Sciences Centre in Winnipeg. The seminar, a role
playing exercise, had been organized by a professor of medicine. The
relevant portion the testimony has been extracted from the transcript of the
sub-committee hearing. . .
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Pharmacy colleges quash conscientious objection
(Canada: 2000)
Greg Edwards | Pharmacists are critically thinking
individuals who integrate their values into their work life-and they are
not mere robots who are glorified order-takers for physicians. We should
be promoting such thinking, not punishing it.--Nancy Metcalfe,
pharmacist. . . .
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Access to Appointments: The Effect of
Discrimination on Careers
(United Kingdom: March, 2000)
T. Everett Julyan, MBChB BSc | . . .In March 2000 I was interviewed for a post on a 3 year
General Practice Vocational Training Scheme which included a 6 month
attachment in obstetrics & gynaecology. When the interview panel learned
that not only was I unwilling to perform abortions, but also to prepare
women for them I was denied a job, solely on that basis. . .
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Medical professor threatened with job loss over
embryocides
(USA: 1999-2001)
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| Brief examples that demonstrate the often subtle, sometimes flagrant
and increasingly pervasive discrimination faced by pro-life, faith-based
and conscience-driven individuals in the healthcare professions. . .
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