Rep. Barry Loudermilk (R-GA) worked to protect health professional’s right to not participate in abortion procedures, and all Americans the option not to pay for abortion services. He issued this statement after co-sponsoring and voting for the Conscience Protection Act:
“Healthcare is about saving lives, not taking them. No one should be forced to participate in an abortion procedure against their will or pay for them under their health insurance plan. Our Constitution guarantees our right of conscience, and Thomas Jefferson affirmed this when he stated, ‘No provision in our Constitution ought to be dearer to man than that which protects the rights of conscience.’ Today, we voted to enact the ConscienceProtection Act, thus protecting that right.”
Background
The Conscience Protection Act, S. 304, is a bill designed to defend the rights of health professionals who choose not to offer abortion services, and prohibits mandatory abortion healthcare coverage.
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