1.0Public Citizenhttps://www.citizen.orgDiane Krauthamerhttps://www.citizen.org/author/dkrauthamer/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="q5vLk0CMj8"><a href="https://www.citizen.org/article/conscience-protection-in-health-care/">Comments On HHS Proposed Rule Permitting Health-Care Workers To Not Perform Certain Services</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.citizen.org/article/conscience-protection-in-health-care/embed/#?secret=q5vLk0CMj8" width="600" height="338" title="“Comments On HHS Proposed Rule Permitting Health-Care Workers To Not Perform Certain Services” — Public Citizen" data-secret="q5vLk0CMj8" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); /* ]]> */ </script> The fundamental problem with the regulation is that, by depriving patients of their right to be apprised of all the available medical options and thus to exercise their autonomy, it would allow unsuspecting patients to receive less-than-optimal medical care.https://www.citizen.org/wp-content/uploads/public_citizen_shared_link.jpg1200628