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New HHS division to focus on moral, religious objections

A new conscience and religious-freedom division within the Health and Human Services Department is being launched to aid doctors, nurses and other medical professionals in refusing to provide services that violate their moral or religious beliefs.

By Marlene Y. Satter | Updated on January 18, 2018
The new division is intended to protect health care workers who claim moral or religious beliefs as their reason to refuse to take part in abortions, treat transgender patients or participate in other types of care. (Photo: Shutterstock)

A new conscience and religious-freedom division within the Health and Human Services Department is being launched to aid doctors, nurses and other medical professionals in refusing to provide services that violate their moral or religious beliefs.

The Washington Post reports that the Trump administration intends the new division to protect health care workers who claim moral or religious beliefs as their reason to refuse to take part in abortions, treat transgender patients or participate in other types of care.

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