Amendment Strips Away Essential Conscience Protecting Language SB 330, a bill that provides licensing procedures to genetic counselors, included strong Conference-supported conscience protections when it passed the Senate and House. These protections ensure that no counselor is forced to be involved in counseling that conflicts with his or her religious or moral beliefs. Governor McAuliffe, however, has proposed an amendment that would significantly dilute these protections. Tomorrow (March 6), the Senate will vote on this amendment. Please click here to tell your Senator to vote NO on the Governors conscience-weakening amendment. A genetic counselors religious or moral beliefs shouldnt be the basis of a civil suit; nor should a genetic counselor be forced to directly refer a patient for services he or she finds morally objectionable. Urge your Senator to protect conscience rights and oppose the Governors amendment. If you are not a member of the Conferences advocacy network, click here to receive regular Conference email alerts and updates. Please like us on Facebook, follow @VACatholicConf on Twitter, and sign up for our blog at fromthetibertothejames.wordpress. In prayer and in public, your voices are urgently needed to bring Gospel values to bear on vital decisions being made by those who represent you. ~~~ The Virginia Catholic Conference is the public policy agency representing Virginias Catholic bishops and their two dioceses. Click the link below to log in and send your message: https://votervoice.net/link/target/vacc/4433WNrcy.aspx
Posted on: Thu, 06 Mar 2014 01:58:27 +0000
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