Politicians Look to Take Away Right of Conscience Protections from Medical Professionals

SB 1564 will radically alter the Illinois Health Care Right of Conscience Act — an Act that allows medical personnel and health care facilities to avoid participating in morally dubious medical procedures such as abortion, sterilization, and certain end-of-life care.   Doctors, pharmacists, and other medical personnel have been protected from having to violate their beliefs and values for almost twenty years under this Act. “I would rather stop practicing medicine altogether then be forced to violate my conscience.” See video below: