Weldon Amendment
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The Weldon Amendment is a U.S. federal appropriations rider that protects healthcare entities from being penalized or discriminated against for refusing to provide, pay for, or refer for abortions based on moral or religious objections.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Weldon Amendment canonical | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States federal appropriations rider
ⓘ
conscience protection provision ⓘ |
| affects |
local governments receiving certain federal health funds
ⓘ
state governments receiving certain federal health funds ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
federal funds administered by the Department of Health and Human Services
ⓘ
federal health-related appropriations ⓘ |
| areaOfLaw |
civil rights law
ⓘ
health law ⓘ religious liberty law ⓘ |
| basisOfRefusal |
moral objections
ⓘ
religious objections ⓘ |
| conditionOnFunding | non-discrimination regarding abortion refusal ⓘ |
| controversialIn | abortion policy debates in the United States ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| enforcedBy |
HHS Office for Civil Rights
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
United States government
ⓘ
surface form:
federal government of the United States
|
| languageType | non-discrimination clause ⓘ |
| legalForm |
annual funding restriction
ⓘ
appropriations rider ⓘ |
| legislativeBody | United States Congress ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Dave Weldon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposedBy | some abortion rights advocacy organizations ⓘ |
| policyGoal | protect conscience rights of health care entities regarding abortion ⓘ |
| prohibits |
discrimination against health care entities that do not pay for abortions
ⓘ
discrimination against health care entities that do not provide abortions ⓘ discrimination against health care entities that do not refer for abortions ⓘ penalizing health care entities for refusing to pay for abortions ⓘ penalizing health care entities for refusing to provide abortions ⓘ penalizing health care entities for refusing to refer for abortions ⓘ |
| protects |
health care entities
ⓘ
health care institutions ⓘ health care professionals ⓘ health insurance issuers ⓘ health insurance plans ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Church Amendments
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Coats–Snowe Amendment NERFINISHED ⓘ Hyde Amendment NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| scope | provide, pay for, or refer for abortions ⓘ |
| sponsor | Dave Weldon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subject |
abortion
ⓘ
conscience protections in healthcare ⓘ religious freedom in healthcare ⓘ |
| supportedBy |
some pro-life advocacy organizations
ⓘ
some religious liberty advocacy organizations ⓘ |
| typeOfProtection | refusal to participate in abortion ⓘ |
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