The Need for Medical Conscience Protections

The Need for Medical Conscience Protections

What are Medical Conscience Protections? Broad medical conscience protections in law and policy protect medical professionals, patients, health care payers, and health care institutions from discrimination, punishment, or retaliation due to their moral, ethical, or...
Hellwege v. Tampa Family Health Centers

Hellwege v. Tampa Family Health Centers

Sara Hellwege filed suit under the Church Amendment and Title VII upon facing discrimination for her pro-life beliefs. Shortly after graduation from her nursing program, Hellwege began applying for jobs as a nurse-midwife. Upon submitting her application to Tampa...
The Case of Megan Kreft

The Case of Megan Kreft

Excited and hopeful to start her first job as a newly licensed medical professional, physician assistant Megan Kreft was hired by a health system in Sherwood, Oregon. As a Catholic-Christian student, Kreft had planned to avoid working in both primary care and women’s...
Franciscan Alliance, Incorporated

Franciscan Alliance, Incorporated

A Catholic non-profit hospital system based in Indiana, founded by the Sisters of St. Francis of Perpetual Adoration, faced a federal mandate that it must perform gender reassignment surgeries or risk losing millions in federal funding. Thankfully, in 2021, this...
The Case of St. Joseph Medical Center

The Case of St. Joseph Medical Center

In 2020, a Catholic hospital in Maryland was sued in federal court over its refusal to perform a hysterectomy for the purposes of treating gender dysphoria. University of Maryland St. Joseph Medical Center faced a lawsuit over its refusal to perform a hysterectomy on...