Posted on 12/16/2022 6:45:22 PM PST by marshmallow
A Texas nurse is suing the Biden administration after the Department of Veterans Affairs published a rule mandating that VA medical facilities provide abortions and abortion-related services, without an exemption for medical staff who oppose abortion on conscience or religious grounds.
Stephanie Carter, a Christian who is a nurse practitioner at the Olin E. Teague Veterans’ Medical Center in Temple, Texas, argues that she “cannot perform, prescribe, or counsel for abortion services because of her sincerely held religious beliefs that unborn babies are created in the image of God and should be protected,” the lawsuit, filed Tuesday, says.
For both religious and medical reasons, Carter also says she “cannot work in a facility that performs abortions for reasons other than to save the life of the mother,” according to the lawsuit.
Yet on Sept. 9, the VA published an interim final rule announcing that the agency “immediately” would begin providing abortions, abortion counseling, and other services. The rule did not mention religious exemptions nor provide a process for requesting exemptions, according to the lawsuit.
The lawsuit alleges that the rule violates Carter’s rights under the Religious Freedom Restoration Act of 1993 and the First Amendment’s guarantee of Americans’ free exercise of religion. Carter asks the court to block the VA from applying the rule against her and at the VA facility in Temple.
The lawsuit also notes that the rule appears to violate the plain text of the Veterans Health Care Act of 1992, which stipulated that the VA may not provide abortions.
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Evil dominant all the way to the top. satan in the white house.
Isn't that convenient? Blessings on her lawsuit. Let the lawless pay.
Its hard now that the president is a baby killer and a child molester. The Party that regards genetic women as “birthing person”
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