Are nurses forced to assist abortions?
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by lookingintoRN Nov 29, '11Hello,
I'm looking into a career as an RN and I am just curious - Are nurses forced to assist abortions? I've heard recently of several nurses being forced to assist or they lose their job. Is this the case with most hospitals?
I've asked on other sites and apparently it's a dumb question, sorry.
Thanks for your help.
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- Nov 29, '11 by systolyThank you for posting the link. I had never heard of it. Of course all the civilian hospitals I've ever worked at had a St. in front of the name. Work for one of those and you won't have to worry about it.
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Nov 29, '11 by pockunitI don't know anyone who's been put in that position, but if your feelings are that strong, it should be an easy choice to make.
TBS, if a nurse refuses to give care to a patient because that pt had an abortion, that nurse should leave the profession. You can refuse to participate in the procedure, you can't refuse to give care afterward. That's appalling. -
Nov 29, '11 by fromtheseaRNnot a dumb question at all. however in this case, it appears they knowingly worked in a same day surgery center that performed abortions. if there are any procedures you are not comfortable assisting in, you don't have to take a job in that area. - Nov 29, '11 by AZnurse_2BQuote from systolyThank you for posting the link. I had never heard of it. Of course all the civilian hospitals I've ever worked at had a St. in front of the name. Work for one of those and you won't have to worry about it.
I wish it was as simple as this. Part of the new healthcare plan includes mandates that all hospitals (even those that are Catholic) perform so many abortions each year to qualify for federal funding. If all that actually comes into effect, those hospitals will either comply or be at serious risk of going out of business. This also will mean that hospitals will need nurses to perform those procedures. If this is something that matters to you, it's a great time to speak up and have a voice in the matter.
As of now though, Catholic hospitals do not typically perform abortions.lindarn likes this. -
Nov 29, '11 by elkparkQuote from lookingintoRNThere is lengthy thread here about that case. There is federal law that specifies that people cannot be forced to participate in procedures to which they have ethical/moral/religious objections, and they cannot be punished for refusing to do so.
http://allnurses.com/nursing-news/nu...al-635869.html - Nov 29, '11 by fromtheseaRNQuote from AZnurse_2Bcan you please link a source to this? i have never heard or read that before.I wish it was as simple as this. Part of the new healthcare plan includes mandates that all hospitals (even those that are Catholic) perform so many abortions each year to qualify for federal funding. If all that actually comes into effect, those hospitals will either comply or be at serious risk of going out of business. This also will mean that hospitals will need nurses to perform those procedures. If this is something that matters to you, it's a great time to speak up and have a voice in the matter.
As of now though, Catholic hospitals do not typically perform abortions.
the provisions i found on the us.gov site don't say that at all. in fact, they say that it will not preempt any current abortion laws and provides protection to HCPs who choose not to perform them.
http://dpc.senate.gov/healthreformbill/healthbill18.pdfLast edit by fromtheseaRN on Nov 29, '11 - Nov 29, '11 by pockunitQuote from AZnurse_2BPart of the new healthcare plan includes mandates that all hospitals (even those that are Catholic) perform so many abortions each year to qualify for federal funding.
Did you read this before you posted it? It's so silly that it's almost not worth arguing.
