Comments on: Act now – protect freedom of conscience for health care professionals

By: Helen

Helen — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 15:53:57 +0000

Since “freedom of choice” is so important to Obama; I have the solution.
Leave the Freedom of Conscience” law alone and require that anyone
running for office or performing a public service be required to list what
they will and will not perform. Then I, as a tax payer, will have the “freedom”
to choose who gets my money for services rendered and, likewise, the
professionals will have the “freedom” to choose what services they will
or won’t perform. BTW, birth control pills can abort you; something doctors
fail to tell women.

Simple solution.

By: jr

jr — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 02:26:26 +0000

In the U.S, health care professionals already have laws that protect them from having to participate in, or perform abortions. this proposal isn’t about protecting health care providers religious or moral objection to abortion. It’s about allowing them to refuse to prescribe birth control pills or even performing a blood transfusion if it goes against their religious beliefs without even having to at least give a referal.

Obviously, women will be the most affected by this proposal. I respect other people’s religious beliefs but i will not allow someone’s religious beliefs to affect or put my health in jeopardy. Because of all the reasons above i opposed this proposal and sent Bush an email objecting to it. I’m grateful that Obama is fighting to repeal it.

By: Brigitte Pellerin

Brigitte Pellerin — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 01:29:44 +0000

Julie: Yes, absolutely. I did.

By: Julie Culshaw

Julie Culshaw — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 23:52:38 +0000

Can Canadians take part in this?

By: Amalthea

Amalthea — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 23:18:59 +0000

“Thank you for telling the Department of Health and Human Services that you support the right of conscience for health care professionals. ”

Thanks.

It just astounds me that Obama’s main goal is to make abortion as widely available as possible. His actions from day one in office have made that painfully clear.

By: Deborah

Deborah — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 21:30:23 +0000

Thanks for posting this!