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Oppose President Obama's Plan to Rescind the Health Care Providers'
Conscience Rule
Letter to the Department of Health and Human Services 7
(based on a Freedom2Care.org letter from health care
professionals)
Even after April 9, 2009,
it's still not
to late to make a difference on this issue.
Please put the below letter in your own words or use
it as is, and mail or e-mail your letter to the Department of Health and
Human Services (addresses below). This letter
is based on the full
USCCB comments to HHS.
Also, using the below letter or
the other sample
letters on this issue and
the other
resources related to it, please put a letter in your own words (or use
a sample letter as is), and mail it to your
federal House
representative and your
two federal
senators as well as
President Obama.
It's much better to send a form letter than not to send a letter at all.
Also, let's
flood the White House comments line on this issue.
Note: HHS will make available for public viewing all comments and the personal
information (e.g., name and address) included in them.
Pro-life comments to the HHS might include the following:
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Examples or information about medical professionals having been pressured
into participating in abortions or other acts against their consciences;
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How the current/final rule resolves those problems (see
rule
summary, see
rule text,
see more);
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Refutations of abortion advocates' claims that the conscience rule reduces
access to information and health care services, particularly by low-income
women;
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How the December 19, 2008 final rule provides sufficient clarity to minimize
the potential for harm resulting from any ambiguity and confusion that may
exist because of the rule;
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Why the objectives of the conscience rule can't be accomplished only through
non-regulatory means, such as outreach and education;
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Other reasons that the conscience rule is necessary.
Mail (one original and two
copies):
Office of Public Health and Science
Department of Health and Human Services
Attention: Rescission Proposal Comments
Hubert H Humphrey Building
200 Independence Ave SW Room 716G
Washington DC 20201
E-mail:
proposedrescission@hhs.gov
(Attachments to e-mail to HHS should be in Microsoft Word, WordPerfect, or
Excel. HHS prefers Microsoft Word.)
Phone:
HHS comments line voice mail: 202-205-5445
Seventh Sample Letter to the HHS
Source:
http://freedom2care.org/action/message/health-care-professional
(The below letter has been edited.)
[Note: HHS will make available for public viewing all comments and the personal
information (e.g., name and address) included in them.]
John Doe
12345 Main St
Minneapolis MN 55418-3209
Date
Office of Public Health and Science
Department of Health and Human Services
Attention: Rescission Proposal Comments
Hubert H Humphrey Building
200 Independence Ave SW Room 716G
Washington DC 20201
Dear HHS:
Subject: Please Do Not Rescind the Conscience Rule
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As a health care professional, I cherish the freedom to care for patients
by adhering to ethical standards of care.
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I do not want the government to interfere with or restrict my freedom to
practice medicine without violating the ethical standards I have learned
and to which I am committed.
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I want to remain free to conscientiously care for patients according to
time-tested, patient-protecting ethical standards that include, but are not
limited to, the Hippocratic Oath, moral and religious principles, the Nuremberg
Code, and other longstanding principles of medical ethics.
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I oppose the mandating of participation in abortion, and I oppose any unlawful
discrimination and intolerant coercion that could force healthcare professionals
like myself, or hospitals and clinics, to choose between violating ethical
commitments or leaving the practice of medicine.
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I support laws, regulations, and policies that protect and preserve the freedom
of health care professionals to care for patients without being forced to
participate in ethically controversial practices.
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The federal civil rights regulation noted below is an important tool to clarify
and illuminate our civil rights protections and should be preserved in its
entirety.
Therefore, I urge the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the
President, officers of his administration, and members of Congress to protect
my freedom to care for patients under the ethical principles to which I am
committed by preserving existing federal civil rights laws and the existing
Health and Human Services regulation (published 12/19/2008) that implements
those laws.
Thank you for your consideration of my comments and requests.
Sincerely,
[Signature]
John Doe
Related Pages
Ending Abortion
How You Can Help in Any of
a Number of Ways
Sign the Petition
to Protect Pro-life Doctors
Contact Your Elected
Officials
Sample Letters on Current
Issues
Support Health
Care Providers' Conscience Protections
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