Office for Civil Rights

A federal agency says Vermont Medical Center required a nurse to participate in an abortion over her moral objections.

Health & Safety

Federal Agency Accuses Vermont Hospital Of Forcing A Nurse To Assist In An Abortion

7:08pm August 28, 2019

by Selena Simmons-Duffin

The Trump administration's Office For Civil Rights put a hospital in Vermont on notice that it violated federal rules by forcing a nurse to help with an abortion. The hospital denies the charge.

A Trump administration rule has been delayed by courts. It was intended to protect health care workers who refuse to be involved in procedures they object to for moral or religious reasons.

Health & Safety

Courts Order Delay Of Trump Administration's Health Care 'Conscience Rights' Rule

4:27pm July 01, 2019

by Selena Simmons-Duffin

The rule was intended to protect health care workers who refuse to assist in procedures like abortion because of religious or moral beliefs. Plaintiffs argue the rule could put patient safety at risk.

Roger Severino, director of the Office for Civil Rights, announced Friday a new proposed rule rolling back anti-discrimination protections for transgender patients. Those protections had been written in 2016 but enjoined in court.

Trump Administration Proposes Rule To Reverse Protections For Transgender Patients

6:02pm May 24, 2019

A federal agency issued a proposed rule Friday that rolls back Obama-era protections for transgender patients. Advocates for transgender people say the rule leaves them vulnerable to discrimination.