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A memo from McDermott, Will and Emery reports that the recently issued federal guidelines on preventive health care services for women have been amended to provide an exemption for religious employers.  The guidelines under the Affordable Care Act require that various preventive services for women be covered fully, without co-payment, co-insurance or deductibles. Among the covered [...]

The U.S. Federal Court of Appeals has overturned an August 2010 ban on federal funding of embryonic stem cell research , paving the way for broader exploration. The rest is here: Federal Funding For Stem Cell Research | Nursing Care Negligence … Advance Stem Cell Research

Six months ago I moved away from New Brunswick, the province that had been my home for thirteen years. I did so with a great deal of relief. Sometimes it is easy to look back with rose -coloured glasses, and I often wonder if it was really such a backwards place, or if I had [...]

In late 2008, the Department of Health and Human Services adopted a broad set of regulations to protect health care providers who have moral or religious objections to performing various health care services. (See prior posting.) Lawsuits were quickly filed challenging the rule as, among other things, interfering with a woman’s right to contraceptive and [...]

If you believe in freedom of expression or if have ever expressed a view contrary to the status quo, you should care a whole bunch because you too could face legal action.  It’s called a SLAPP suit – Strategic Lawsuit Against Public Participation -  an abuse of the legal system by the rich and powerful, [...]

Monica* entered my abortion clinic counseling room and dropped her body into a chair furthest from my desk, body language that told me something was wrong. I instinctively grabbed a box of tissues, ready to listen and comfort her as best as I could. Instead of looking at me, she looked at the floor and [...]