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Culture & Conversation Abortion
This law was last updated on Oct 12, 2016
This law is Anti–Choice
LB 564
Failed to Pass
Jan 23, 2013
Primary Sponsors: 1
Co-sponsors: 6
Total Sponsors: 7
LB 564 would have guaranteed individuals and institutions within the state of Nebraska the right to decline participation in health-care functions which violate their respective consciences.
“Conscience” could include religious beliefs, moral convictions, or ethical principles held by any health-care provider or health-care facility. Under the amendment, health-care providers would have been able to refuse to participate in any type of health-care service that conflicted with their beliefs, including abortion, embryonic stem cell research, providing birth control, and end-of-life care.
The bill would have prohibited all forms of discrimination against health-care providers that decline to provide services. Health-care providers would not have been held liable if they decline to provide services.
STATUS
Referred to the Judiciary Committee. Indefinitely postponed on April 17, 2014.
Primary Sponsor