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17 September, 2004
17 September 2004A provision that cleared the House of Representatives last week went under the radar in the rest of the news: the measure would prohibit local, state or federal authorities from requiring any institution or health care professional to provide abortions, pay for them, or make abortion-related referrals, even in cases of rape or medical emergency. A similar "conscience clause" bill was passed into law in Mississippi this July, and across the country, pro-life activists and a group called Pharmacists for Life are encouraging pharmacists to refuse to distribute emergency contraceptives, claiming the pill is a form of abortion. Frances Kissling, president of Catholics for a Free Choice, called the move "'outrageous,'" and said it would only affect "'poor women in the most extreme circumstances.'"
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