shuamort

This is very interesting, especially come from the "republican" president. The party typically is against interfering with private hiring practices in regards to religion/race/sexuality etc.

As for this issue, what a load. What's next, a religious nurse who finds blood transfusions in violation of their faith and refuses to perform them? A private employer should be able to hire/fire at will those who refuse to perform their jobs as requested. If there is an ethical dispute, the employer should prevail and the employee can work elsewhere. (As would be the same if the employer were "pro-life" and the nurse wanted to promote condoms or abortion).

Unfortunately, it goes a bit deeper than that. As we're talking not just about private employment practices, but federal funds that are being giving to hospitals that would be withheld for failing to adhere to this policy. (I'm against the government funding hospitals, so I'm at a crossroads here anyways).

Of course, the proposal is (allegedly) addressing the hiring practice and not the retention practice. Welcome to loophole city. Hire 'em and then give 'em the boot if they refuse to their job.