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December 7, 2011

New Jersey Hospital Relents on Abortions

Jen Fad · Wednesday, December 7th 2011 at 10:25PM · 592 views
The University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey (UMDNJ) appears to be relenting on its policy of forcing pro-life nurses to help perform abortions, but a lawsuit waged by ...

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November 1, 2011 Hospital Threatens Nurses’ Jobs
The Alliance Defense Fund filed a lawsuit Monday on behalf of 12 nurses in New Jersey who say they were told that if they didn’t participate in surgical abortions, they’d be fired.

A hospital owned by the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, which receives $60 million in federal funding each year, passed a new policy in September, which took effect Oct. 14. A supervisor said nurses had to train by assisting in surgical abortions; those who objected were told to choose between complying with the policy or keeping their jobs, as the hospital “has no regard for religious beliefs,” according to the lawsuit.
 New Jersey Hospital Relents on Abortions

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