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Abortion Proposal Sets Condition on Aid
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July 16, 2008
By ROBERT PEAR New York Times, July 15, 2008
WASHINGTON — The Bush administration wants to require all recipients of aid under federal health programs to certify that they will not refuse to hire nurses and other providers who object to abortion and even certain types of birth control.
Under the draft of a proposed rule, hospitals, clinics, researchers and medical schools would have to sign “written certifications” as a prerequisite to getting money under any program run by the Department of Health and Human Services. Read the rest of the article at the NY Times site here.
