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A request for confirmation of accommodation required by federal law is required.
Hospitals are informed that requiring ultrasound technicians to participate in the facility’s abortion business will infringe their rights.
That’s American Law and Justice Center It sent a letter to the Elder Hospital in Albuquerque, New Mexico
A business that no longer has a religious affiliation changed its policy several months ago to require ultrasound technology to help with abortion. This is a reversal of previous practices.
“This change puts employees in an impossible position to choose between livelihood and religious beliefs,” explained ACLJ legal experts.
Hospitals are requesting a new policy of technicians participating, and no exemptions are guaranteed.
“If employees don’t want to participate and cannot secure accommodation, they risk reassigning or firing jobs. Additionally, employees will be able to complete the transfer even if alternative positions are available. “We need to endure four weeks of unpaid leave until,” explained the ACLJ.
When the engineer submitted a conflict of conscience, there was no answer.
Therefore, the ACLJ sent a formal demand letter to the Elders Hospital explaining what hospitals need to do under federal laws, including Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the church amendment.
The ACLJ said it would “explicitly protect healthcare workers from being forced to participate in procedures that violate their religious beliefs.”
The organization “required that Presbyterian hospitals provide written assurances to ensure that they are fully exempt from abortion-related procedures without penalties or adverse behavior. The hospital did not comply. If you are ready to take all the legal and administrative measures necessary to defend the right to conscience of these dedicated healthcare professionals.”
The ACLJ explained that the law is clear. “Employers must otherwise provide reasonable accommodation for religious beliefs in good faith, unless they place undue difficulties, which is a recent decision by the U.S. Supreme Court. This is a standard that has been strengthened.
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