Iowa health care providers, facilities and insurance companies could refuse medical care based on moral and ethical— not just religious— objections under a House-passed bill advanced by Senate ...

Speaking up at work —about a project, assignment, or task — is difficult. Speaking up about a morally charged issue? Well, there may not be a harder endeavor. As organizations continue to advocate for ...

A flurry of bills introduced in the Texas legislature are the latest in the GOP's movement to crack down on reproductive rights—and contraceptives are the latest target. Three bills introduced in the ...

Des Moines OB-GYN Kaaren Oleson speaks out against a proposed bill that would allow medical professionals to object to procedures on moral grounds at the Iowa State Capitol in Des Moines on Wednesday.

What is the role of conscience in medicine? Following the public debate last year over mandating insurance providers to cover contraception, some have argued that it is time to expunge the category of ...

The Final Rule makes clear that OCR has the authority to handle and investigate complaints of alleged violations of the federal health care conscience protection statutes. Under this authority, OCR is ...