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This is something Bush pushed through in the last weeks of his presidency and only took effect on the day Obama was inaugurated. I'm not sure why Bush did that knowing that it would be undone... maybe to draw (the inevitable) attention to the issue?
But, as I've argued elsewhere, I think this is a loser issue for them (Repub party) in the culture wars. If you think through the implications of this, it would've been very dangerous to allow. Do you really want doctors and pharmacists to become agents of morality? Its not just contraceptives etc... but do you want to be denied access to, say, anti-depressants because the only pharmacists in your area is a scientologist? What if I'm just morally opposed to passing out ritalin? etc... etc....
At any rate, another brick in the wall is undone.
The Obama administration moved on Friday to undo a last-minute Bush administration rule granting broad protections to health workers who refuse to take part in abortions or provide other health care that goes against their consciences.
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This is something Bush pushed through in the last weeks of his presidency and only took effect on the day Obama was inaugurated. I'm not sure why Bush did that knowing that it would be undone... maybe to draw (the inevitable) attention to the issue?
But, as I've argued elsewhere, I think this is a loser issue for them (Repub party) in the culture wars. If you think through the implications of this, it would've been very dangerous to allow. Do you really want doctors and pharmacists to become agents of morality? Its not just contraceptives etc... but do you want to be denied access to, say, anti-depressants because the only pharmacists in your area is a scientologist? What if I'm just morally opposed to passing out ritalin? etc... etc....
At any rate, another brick in the wall is undone.