The conscience protection rule would allow healthcare workers to opt out of providing care based on their personal moral or religious beliefs. Under the rule, if hospitals did not allow workers to exempt themselves, they could lose federal funding. However, a federal judge invalidated the rule in November.
Now the DOJ is seeking an appeal. It was filed Jan. 3 in the Southern District of New York, according to the report.
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