OCR enforces Federal protections against discrimination based on conscience and religion in specific programs funded by HHS federal financial assistance.
Conscience protections apply to certain health care providers, patients, and other participants in specific federal programs who refuse on religious or moral grounds to participate in certain health care services.
Laws that prohibit discrimination based on religion protect individuals from discrimination on the basis of the individual’s faith in certain contexts. These statutes protect individuals who profess as well as those who do not profess a faith.
Read more on the original article : https://www.hhs.gov/conscience/your-protections-against-discrimination-based-on-conscience-and-religion/index.html
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