Obama Administration Issues Proposal to Rescind Current Conscience Protection Regulations
On March 6, the Obama Administration issued a proposed rule to rescind the December 19, 2008 Bush Administration final regulation entitled “Ensuring that Department of Health and Human Services Funds Do Not Support Coercive or Discriminatory Policies or Practices in Violation of Federal Law.” According to the proposed rule, it is important “to review this [2008] regulation to ensure its consistency with current Administration policy and to reevaluate the necessity” for regulations to implement existing conscience protection laws.
The proposed rule on the rescission was formally published in the Federal Register on March 10. The 30 day comment period ended April 9, 2009. No final rule has been issued.
For resources and background information, see: www.usccb.org/conscienceprotection. | 
