Conscience Protections for Medical Residents Act prohibits Medicare-approved residency programs from requiring abortion training unless residents.
The Conscience Protections for Medical Residents Act amends title XVIII of the Social Security Act to prohibit approved medical residency training programs under the Medicare program from requiring residents to undergo abortion training unless they voluntarily opt-in. The bill also ensures that residents are not discriminated against for not participating in such training or for not performing, assisting in, or counseling on abortions.
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