Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal Signs Pro-Life Bill With Abortion Conscience Clause

by Steven Ertelt
LifeNews.com Editor
July 8, 2009

Baton Rouge, LA (LifeNews.com) -- Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal signed a bill Tuesday that gives pro-life doctors and other medical professionals more conscience protections on abortion under state law. The covers both public and private health care workers and allows them to opt out of involvement in abortions.

The measure also allows withdrawal from participating in anti-life bioethics practices such as human cloning, euthanasia or embryonic stem cell research.

The bill allows the medical workers to receive job protection and legal immunity from employer discrimination if they refused to participate in the practices. the rest