Trump to Protect Religious Health Workers Who Oppose Abortion
- New office would shield providers with conscience objections
- Advocates for women, LGBTQ fear discrimination in care access
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The Trump administration is moving to protect health-care workers who object to providing certain treatments, such as abortion or sterilization, for moral or religious reasons.
The civil-rights office at the Department of Health and Human Services is setting up a new division that will enforce laws that let health-care workers opt out of providing some care based on their religious views. It’s the latest move by the Trump administration to push policies important to its most ardent supporters through executive action.