Bill Type
Long Title
AN ACT PROHIBITING DISCRIMINATION AGAINST ANY DOCTOR, NURSE, HEALTH PROFESSIONAL, WORKER, EMPLOYEE OR STUDENT, PUBLIC OFFICIAL, OR EMPLOYER, WHO REFUSES TO PROVIDE ARTIFICIAL BIRTH CONTROL, ABORTION, STERILIZATION, LIGATION, ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION, ASSISTED REPRODUCTION, HUMAN CLONING, EUTHANASIA, HUMAN EMBRYONIC STEM CELL RESEARCH, FETAL EXPERIMENTATION, AND PHYSICIAN-ASSISTED SUICIDE OR INFORMATION ON SUCH SERVICES BASED ON HIS OR HER RIGHT OF CONSCIENCE, AND PROVIDING PENALTIES FOR SUCH DISCRIMINATION
Congress Author
Date filed
January 25, 2006
Scope

Legislative History

House Bill/Resolution NO. HB05028
FULL TITLE : AN ACT PROHIBITING DISCRIMINATION AGAINST ANY DOCTOR, NURSE, HEALTH PROFESSIONAL, WORKER, EMPLOYEE OR STUDENT, PUBLIC OFFICIAL, OR EMPLOYER, WHO REFUSES TO PROVIDE ARTIFICIAL BIRTH CONTROL, ABORTION, STERILIZATION, LIGATION, ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION, ASSISTED REPRODUCTION, HUMAN CLONING, EUTHANASIA, HUMAN EMBRYONIC STEM CELL RESEARCH, FETAL EXPERIMENTATION, AND PHYSICIAN-ASSISTED SUICIDE OR INFORMATION ON SUCH SERVICES BASED ON HIS OR HER RIGHT OF CONSCIENCE, AND PROVIDING PENALTIES FOR SUCH DISCRIMINATION
SHORT TITLE : “The Rights of Conscience Act of 2006”
ABSTRACT : “The Rights of Conscience Act of 2006”. The bill seeks to recognize and protect the civil rights of conscience of all individuals and institutional doctors, nurses and other health workers, employees and students.
PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : MANDANAS, HERMILANDO I.
DATE FILED : 2006-01-25
SIGNIFICANCE: NATIONAL
CO-AUTHORS (Journal Entries) :
1. Nantes (019 ) 2. Señeres (032 )
ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES
REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE ON HEALTH ON 2006-01-30

Abstract

“The Rights of Conscience Act of 2006”. The bill seeks to recognize and protect the civil rights of conscience of all individuals and institutional doctors, nurses and other health workers, employees and students.'

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