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As “religious liberty” laws are abused to undermine other rights..

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Social Conservatives.. nothing else needs to be said. :lol:
https://www.guttmacher.org/media/nr/2016/01/06/index.html
Federal and state laws intended to protect religious freedom are increasingly being used by social conservatives to impede access to reproductive health services like abortion and contraceptive care, according to a new analysis in the Guttmacher Policy Review. The analysis makes the case that more clarity and protections are needed to balance competing interests and prevent potential abuse of these laws.
“The term ‘religious liberty’ has become highly politicized and distorted,” says Adam Sonfield, author of the analysis. “Social conservatives have converted this concept from a shield against government intrusion to a sword to achieve some of their movement’s long-standing political goals—including undermining access to reproductive health services.”
“Advocates for sexual and reproductive health and rights need to, at the very least, push policymakers to incorporate more explicit guidance in their laws and regulations,” says Sonfield. “That said, none of these strategies will do anything to truly advance reproductive rights—but they are necessary so that access to reproductive health care does not become an empty promise.”
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David_N said:
Social Conservatives.. nothing else needs to be said. :lol:
https://www.guttmacher.org/media/nr/2016/01/06/index.html
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The problems with the arguments posed is that the First Amendment religious clauses do two things.

1. Prohibit government from officially holding/supporting any one religion over all others,

2. Prohibit government from restricting the free exercise of an INDIVIDUAL right to practice one's own religion.

That does not mean using positions of power to enforce or coerce others to adhere to the tenets of ones religious belief systems.

Such attempts to use laws as are indicated in this article run contrary to the First Amendment because they serve to restrict other peoples rights in the name of religious belief.
 
I'd need to see some specifics on this, because as it stands now, no woman is forced to have an abortion (or remain pregnant) and no doctor is forced to perform abortions. Each individual may act on their own beliefs.

I imagine it's already come up in the past if a dr. worked for a facility that demanded he do them....I'm pretty sure he cannot be compelled to do so.
 
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