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Biden administration drops protections for religious health care providers

January 10, 2024 Catholic News Agency 3

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Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Jan 10, 2024 / 18:20 pm (CNA).
The Biden adm… […]

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Florida bill to protect moral, religious beliefs of doctors, payors signed into law

May 12, 2023 Catholic News Agency 2

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Washington, D.C. Newsroom, May 12, 2023 / 08:25 am (CNA).
On Thursday, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed into law legislation that ensures medical professionals and institutions that provide health care cannot be forced to viola… […]

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Which U.S. states rank first (and last) in religious freedom protections?

September 23, 2022 Catholic News Agency 2

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Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Sep 23, 2022 / 07:00 am (CNA).
A nonprofit legal organization specializing in religious liberty cases has conducted a study comparing U.S. states on the basis of how free its residents are to pract… […]

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Right to Contraception Act: U.S. House passes bill with implications for abortion, religion

July 21, 2022 Catholic News Agency 0

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Washington D.C., Jul 21, 2022 / 14:19 pm (CNA).
The U.S. House of Representatives voted 228-195 to pass a bill Thursday that would establish a right to access, use, and provide contraceptives in federal law. The mo… […]

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New report finds freedom of conscience under threat in France, Spain, and Sweden

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Rome Newsroom, Dec 7, 2021 / 09:00 am (CNA).
A new report published Tuesday highlighted concerns that the right to conscientious objection is under threat in France, Spain, and Sweden.The Observatory on Intol… […]

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Judge again blocks New York medical worker vaccine mandate without religious exemption

October 14, 2021 Catholic News Agency 0

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Syracuse, N.Y., Oct 14, 2021 / 11:00 am (CNA).
Medical workers in New York can seek religious exemptions from a state COVID-19 vaccine mandate while a lawsuit challenging the requirement advances, a federal judge r… […]

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