{"id":630,"date":"2009-03-28T14:38:27","date_gmt":"2009-03-28T22:38:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nicksenger.com\/csc\/?p=630"},"modified":"2010-04-11T14:44:03","modified_gmt":"2010-04-11T22:44:03","slug":"keep-conscience-protection-for-health-care-workers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.nicksenger.com\/csc\/keep-conscience-protection-for-health-care-workers","title":{"rendered":"Keep Conscience Protection for Health Care Workers"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Conscience<\/a>Does the government have the right to tell you what you can or cannot think, or should a person’s conscience be protected under the law? If you value the ability to think for yourself, make your own decisions, and live by those decisions, then urge the Obama administration to keep the Health and Human Services regulation which guarantees conscience protection for health care workers.<\/p>\n

For more information, see the Conscience Protection Resources<\/a> from the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops.<\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Does the government have the right to tell you what you can or cannot think, or should a person’s conscience be protected under the law? If you value the ability to think for yourself, make your own decisions, and live by those decisions, then urge the Obama administration to keep the Health and Human Services … <\/p>\n

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