U.S. Congress - S.1489 Health Care Provider and Hospital Conscience Protection Act
S.1489 - Health Care Provider and Hospital Conscience Protection Act
A bill to prohibit the discrimination and retaliation against individuals and health care entities that refuse to recommend, refer for, provide coverage for, pay for, provide, perform, assist, or participate in abortions. view all titles (2)
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- Short: Health Care Provider and Hospital Conscience Protection Act as introduced.
- Official: A bill to prohibit the discrimination and retaliation against individuals and health care entities that refuse to recommend, refer for, provide coverage for, pay for, provide, perform, assist, or participate in abortions. as introduced.
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Official Summary
8/2/2011--Introduced.Health Care Provider and Hospital Conscience Protection Act - Prohibits the federal government and any state or local government that receives federal financial assistance from discriminating or retaliating against any individual or health care entity because of the reOfficial Summary
8/2/2011--Introduced.Health Care Provider and Hospital Conscience Protection Act - Prohibits the federal government and any state or local government that receives federal financial assistance from discriminating or retaliating against any individual or health care entity because of the refusal by the individual or entity to recommend, refer for, provide coverage for, pay for, provide, perform, assist, or participate in any abortion. Includes within such prohibited discrimination:(1) denial, deprivation, or disqualification in licensing;
(2) withholding accreditations, authorizations, loans, grants, aids, assistance, benefits, or privileges; and
(3) withholding authorization to expand, improve, finance, or create facilities or programs. Creates a cause of action for any violation of this Act. Gives federal courts jurisdiction to order any form of legal or equitable relief, including injunctive relief or an order preventing the disbursement of all or a portion of federal financial assistance to a state government until the prohibited conduct has ceased. Authorizes the Attorney General to file a civil action seeking injunctive or declaratory relief to enforce compliance with this Act. Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services to designate the Director of the Office for Civil Rights of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to receive and investigate complaints alleging a violation of this Act. Requires this Act to be construed in favor of broad conscience protection for individuals and health care entities to the maximum extent permitted by the terms of this Act and the Constitution.
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...Tuesday, August 2nd, and has been referred to the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP). The second bill, S.1489, also introduced on August 2nd, is yet another conscience clause bill, purporting to "prohibit the discriminatio
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The politics of politics.: Pending bills.
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Latest Letters to Congress
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S.1489 Health Care Provider and Hospital Conscience Protection Act
abstephens
January 15, 2012
I am writing as your constituent in the 26th Congressional district of Texas. I oppose S.1489 - Health Care Provider and Hospital Conscience Protection Act, and am tracking it using OpenCongress.org, the free public resource website for government transparency and accountability.
Sincerely,
Amanda Beougher -
S.1489 Health Care Provider and Hospital Conscience Protection Act
Jacobbob
September 28, 2011
I am writing as your constituent in the 4th Congressional district of Tennessee. I support S.1489 - Health Care Provider and Hospital Conscience Protection Act, and am tracking it using OpenCongress.org, the free public resource website for government transparency and accountability.
I support the bill of S.1489 because i believe that discriminating people and retaliating against individuals and health care that recommend, refer to, provide coverage for, pay for, provide, perform, and ass... -
S.1489 Health Care Provider and Hospital Conscience Protection Act
lylealeshac93
September 27, 2011
I am writing as your constituent in the 4th Congressional district of Tennessee. I support S.1489 - Health Care Provider and Hospital Conscience Protection Act, and am tracking it using OpenCongress.org, the free public resource website for government transparency and accountability.
Sincerely,
Alesha Lyle
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