British tribunal: National Health Service harassed nurse for wearing cross
A Catholic nurse suffered harassment and discrimination because she refused to remove a small gold cross necklace at work, an employment tribunal ruled.
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by bcadmin | Jan 7, 2022 | Catholic News Service, Church in UK and Ireland, Freedom of Conscience, Great Britain, News, NHS, Religious Freedom, United Kingdom | 0 |
A Catholic nurse suffered harassment and discrimination because she refused to remove a small gold cross necklace at work, an employment tribunal ruled.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Aug 30, 2021 | Archbishop Joseph F. Naumann, Archdiocese of Kansas City, Arizona, bioethics, Bishop Edward Weisenburger, Bishop Thomas J. Olmsted, Catholic Church, Catholic News Service, Church in the US, Committee on Pro-Life Activities, COVID-19, COVID-19 pandemic, COVID-19 vaccine, Diocese of Phoenix, Freedom of Conscience, moral theology, News, Religious exemptions, Tucson, USCCB, Vaccinations | 0 |
Archbishop Joseph F. Naumann of Kansas City, Kansas, chairman of the USCCB’s Committee on Pro-Life Activities, encouraged Catholics to receive one of the coronavirus vaccines if they discern that it is appropriate to do so.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Apr 12, 2021 | Catholic voters, Freedom of Conscience, Freedom of expression, Freedom of Religion, Freedom of speech, Freedom of thought, News, Scotland, U.S. & World News | 0 |
The bishops of Scotland have made freedom of speech, expression, thought, conscience and religion a priority for Catholic voters for the first time.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Mar 26, 2021 | Arkansas, Associated Press, Church in the US, Conscientious objection, Freedom of Conscience, News | 0 |
Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson on Friday signed into law legislation allowing doctors to refuse to treat someone because of religious or moral objections, a move opponents have said will give providers broad powers to turn away LGBTQ patients and others.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Dec 18, 2020 | Abortion, Bishop Christopher J. Coyne, Catholic News Service, Church in the US, Freedom of Conscience, HHS, News, Vermont | 0 |
Two U.S. bishop’s committee said Dec. 17 they “strongly commend” the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services taking “corrective action” against a Vermont medical center and the state of California for violating federal conscience protection laws when it comes to abortion.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Dec 17, 2020 | Abortion, Abortion law, Associated Press, Church in the US, Conscience Protection, Freedom of Conscience, News, Trump administration, Vermont | 0 |
The U.S. Justice Department filed a civil lawsuit Wednesday against the University of Vermont Medical Center alleging it forces staff members who object to abortion on religious grounds to participate in abortion procedures.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Aug 4, 2020 | bioethics, Catholic Church, Catholic News Service, Church in the US, Conscience Protection, Freedom of Conscience, National Right to Life, News, U.S. Congress, US House of Representatives | 0 |
An omnibus appropriations bill approved by the House July 31 to fund a dozen federal departments and agencies blocks a conscience protection rule for health care providers who do not want to participate in abortion, sterilization or assisted suicide on religious or moral grounds.
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