Hospital investigated for forcing medical professionals to participate in its abortion business
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has launched an investigation into a hospital that stands accused of forcing medical professionals to help with its abortion business.
It is the American Center for Law and Justice that confirmed the investigation into Presbyterian Hospital in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
And the investigation appears to have been triggered by the ACLJ’s own reporting of the fight that has erupted there.
The problem is that the legal team has been fighting on behalf of pro-life medical professionals, five ultrasound technicians, who were concerned they would be forced to take part in abortion procedures that violate their constitutionally protected religious rights.
The ACLJ reported the hospital abruptly changed its policy late last year to force employees to help with abortion business operations.
“When these five ultrasound technicians expressed their concern about the hospital’s new direction, they were told that refusing to comply could lead to reassignment or even termination,” the team reported. “That’s when the ACLJ stepped in. We sent a demand letter outlining the hospital’s obligations under federal law – including Title VII of the Civil Rights Act and the Church Amendments – which prohibit employers from discriminating against employees who object to participating in abortions on religious grounds.”
The hospital then created “religious accommodations” for those five.
But that’s not where the story ends,” the organization reported.
“As a follow-up to our legal action, President Trump’s HHS Office for Civil Rights just announced that it is initiating a compliance review into the hospital’s actions and its adherence to federal conscience protection laws,” the ACLJ reported.
“This kind of enforcement action is both rare and significant. It sends a powerful message to healthcare institutions across the country: You cannot force medical professionals to choose between their careers and their faith.”
It was Joe Biden’s administration that decided to roll back conscience protections for medical professionals, back in 2022, and that leftist agenda left “religious medical workers vulnerable.”
The new move toward an investigation “shows that federal agencies still have a role to play in enforcing the law when religious medical professionals are targeted for their beliefs,” the ACLJ reported.
And, the group said, “It also demonstrates the power of strategic legal advocacy.”