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Ethical Issues
Wisconsin governor vetoes bill protecting healthcare workers' conscience rights
May 13th, 2004
Wisconsin's Gov. Jim Doyle vetoed legislation on April 21, 2004, that would have allowed healthcare professionals to decline to provide certain medical procedures, including in vitro fertilization, on religious or moral grounds without fear of disciplinary action. Doyle said the legislation would have allowed healthcare providers to deny patients needed care because of their own ideological beliefs. "The personal ideological beliefs of scarce healthcare providers in rural or other underserved parts of the state should not dictate the legitimate medical options available to citizens," Doyle asserted. Wisconsin's "conscience clause," in place since the...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2004-05-13)
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