Church Amendment
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The Church Amendment is a U.S. federal law enacted in the 1970s that protects healthcare workers and institutions from being compelled to perform or assist in abortions or sterilizations if such procedures violate their religious or moral beliefs.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Church Amendment canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States federal law
ⓘ
conscience protection law ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
entities receiving certain federal health program funds
ⓘ
recipients of Community Mental Health Centers Act funds ⓘ recipients of Developmental Disabilities Services and Facilities Construction Act funds ⓘ recipients of Hill-Burton Act funds ⓘ recipients of Public Health Service Act funds ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| basisFor | federal administrative enforcement actions related to conscience protections ⓘ |
| codifiedIn | Title 42 of the United States Code ⓘ |
| containsConcept |
conscientious objection in health care
ⓘ
moral convictions ⓘ religious beliefs ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| enactedAfter |
Roe v. Wade
ⓘ
surface form:
Roe v. Wade decision
|
| enactedInDecade | 1970s ⓘ |
| guarantees |
right of healthcare personnel to decline participation in abortions
ⓘ
right of healthcare personnel to decline participation in sterilizations ⓘ |
| hasEffectOn |
abortion services provision in federally funded health programs
ⓘ
sterilization services provision in federally funded health programs ⓘ |
| hasPurpose | to protect healthcare personnel and entities from being compelled to perform or assist in certain medical procedures contrary to their religious or moral beliefs ⓘ |
| interpretedBy |
United States Department of Health and Human Services
ⓘ
surface form:
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
|
| legalDomain |
civil rights law
ⓘ
health law ⓘ religious freedom law ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Frank Church ⓘ |
| prohibits |
discrimination in employment of healthcare personnel because they performed or refused to perform abortions or sterilizations
ⓘ
discrimination in staff privileges of healthcare personnel because they performed or refused to perform abortions or sterilizations ⓘ requiring entities receiving certain federal funds to make their facilities available for abortions or sterilizations contrary to their religious or moral beliefs ⓘ requiring individuals to perform or assist in abortions if contrary to their moral beliefs ⓘ requiring individuals to perform or assist in abortions if contrary to their religious beliefs ⓘ requiring individuals to perform or assist in sterilizations if contrary to their moral beliefs ⓘ requiring individuals to perform or assist in sterilizations if contrary to their religious beliefs ⓘ |
| protects |
healthcare institutions
ⓘ
healthcare workers ⓘ hospitals ⓘ nurses ⓘ other health care facilities ⓘ other healthcare personnel ⓘ physicians ⓘ |
| regulates | federal funding conditions for health care entities ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Coats–Snowe Amendment
ⓘ
Hyde Amendment ⓘ Weldon Amendment ⓘ |
| sponsor | Frank Church ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
conscience rights in health care
ⓘ
litigation concerning abortion-related conscience protections ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.