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Legislative Committee MattersLink to Articles Letter from Committee Dear Members of the American Academy of Healthcare Professionals: The Legislative Committee (LC) of the AAFCP is happy to serve you with resources that will keep you abreast of the critical issues surrounding healthcare Rights of Conscience (ROC). We have gathered a robust list of articles to pique your interest and to help you parse the questions and concerns that are at stake in exercising your rights of conscience as a FCS / NaPro healthcare provider in the 21st century. They will also aide you in defending yourself in a time of our national history when, sadly, we are witnessing the restriction, rather than the acknowledgment, of healthcare rights of conscience. Diversity and autonomy have their place, but a provider's, or a healthcare institution’s, right to conscientiously object to certain procedures, referrals or prescriptions is equally, if not more, important. Let’s be real. Without this right, many healthcare providers like you could be forced to abandon your profession, and many candidates for healthcare provision could fail to embark on their respective training programs. Moreover, the rights of your patients /clients to access providers who are true to their religious and moral convictions will be severely threatened. We all know that there is a shortage of healthcare professionals; imagine the access problem and the lack of trust in our healthcare personnel if we lose providers who conscientiously act upon strong moral convictions! So our motto must be: 'To be forewarned is to be forearmed.' Understanding
what it means (1) to form a good conscience and (2) to exercise an informed
conscience in healthcare today must be our first priority. The listed
articles will provide just such understanding. The members only portal, with its resources to help in this quest, is a MUST STOP for all your healthcare ROC questions and issues. And get this: It provides an intra-member discussion tool that will allow all of us to learn, to grow together and to support one another in respect to the critical issue of protecting your right of conscientious objection to immoral healthcare services! It also outlines further education, protection and action resources on behalf of your healthcare ROC. If you have any questions or concerns, feel free to contact me, and I will be happy to assist you. Sincerely,
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