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  "Moral refusal" extends to ambulances--and a potential fix
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ContributorBob Sacamano 
Last EditedBob Sacamano  Jun 17, 2008 09:18pm
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News DateTuesday, June 17, 2008 10:45:00 PM UTC0:0
DescriptionIn Part 2 of the miniseries which we began yesterday, we discuss how "moral refusal" clauses are increasingly going far beyond just doctors and pharmacists, and are now extending to the most basic thing we associate with healthcare--the trip in the ambulance to have emergency surgery.

Yes, you're reading this right--ambulance drivers are now refusing to take people to women's clinics just because the woman needs a medically necessary abortion.

And at the end of the post--because I never like to just bring bad news without discussing ways to fix what's broken--I present some possible solutions to the problem of "moral refusal".
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