Update on New Fed Rules for Hospitals

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Wednesday December 01, 2004 · 7:31 PM PST

2004/12/01 · 19:31

I received this letter from my Congressman, Rep. Tom Allen (D-ME1), in response to my concerns about new rules inserted into the last Omnibus Spending Bill just passed by Congress.

Basically, the new rules allow any hospital that receives Federal funding to no longer be required to offer counseling regarding abortion, and in some cases, performing the procedure.

His letter is below the fold. It is imperative that we hold the "Party of Values" to their promise in the next Congress to repeal Rep. Weldon's provision. Read More

New rules for hospitals

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Monday November 22, 2004 · 8:43 AM PST

2004/11/22 · 08:43

What may to be getting lost in all the hubbub of Istook's income tax privacy amendment is the another obnoxious provision of the omnibus spending bill that was slipped in under the radar: that the Fed will no longer require hospitals that receive Federal money to provide counseling regarding all of a woman's options regarding her pregnancy, i.e. abortion as an option. Read More

Another try at restricting abortion rights

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Friday November 19, 2004 · 8:28 PM PST

2004/11/19 · 20:28

From the NYTimes, 19 Nov:

House and Senate negotiators have tucked a potentially far-reaching anti-abortion provision into a $388 billion must-pass spending bill, complicating plans for Congress to wrap up its business and adjourn for the year.

The provision may be an early indication of the growing political muscle of social conservatives who provided crucial support for Republican candidates, including President Bush, in the election.

Federal law now says that hospitals and health care providers who receive taxpayer money must offer abortion counseling to women who ask about it. Catholic hospitals are now exempt from the law; the provision in the spending bill would allow all hospitals and health care providers to refuse to comply.

The language would also allow hospitals and health care providers to opt out of state and local laws that require them to provide abortions, abortion counseling or referrals. Read More

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