Weldon Amendment

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The Weldon Amendment is a U.S. federal appropriations rider that protects healthcare entities from being penalized or discriminated against for refusing to provide, pay for, or refer for abortions based on moral or religious objections.

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Weldon Amendment canonical 2

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Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf United States federal appropriations rider ⓘ
conscience protection provision ⓘ
affects local governments receiving certain federal health funds ⓘ
state governments receiving certain federal health funds ⓘ
appliesTo federal funds administered by the Department of Health and Human Services ⓘ
federal health-related appropriations ⓘ
areaOfLaw civil rights law ⓘ
health law ⓘ
religious liberty law ⓘ
basisOfRefusal moral objections ⓘ
religious objections ⓘ
conditionOnFunding non-discrimination regarding abortion refusal ⓘ
controversialIn abortion policy debates in the United States ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
enforcedBy HHS Office for Civil Rights ⓘ
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services ⓘ
jurisdiction federal government of the United States ⓘ
languageType non-discrimination clause ⓘ
legalForm annual funding restriction ⓘ
appropriations rider ⓘ
legislativeBody United States Congress ⓘ
namedAfter Dave Weldon ⓘ
opposedBy some abortion rights advocacy organizations ⓘ
policyGoal protect conscience rights of health care entities regarding abortion ⓘ
prohibits discrimination against health care entities that do not pay for abortions ⓘ
discrimination against health care entities that do not provide abortions ⓘ
discrimination against health care entities that do not refer for abortions ⓘ
penalizing health care entities for refusing to pay for abortions ⓘ
penalizing health care entities for refusing to provide abortions ⓘ
penalizing health care entities for refusing to refer for abortions ⓘ
protects health care entities ⓘ
health care institutions ⓘ
health care professionals ⓘ
health insurance issuers ⓘ
health insurance plans ⓘ
relatedTo Church Amendments ⓘ
linked to: Church Amendment

Coats–Snowe Amendment ⓘ
Hyde Amendment ⓘ
scope provide, pay for, or refer for abortions ⓘ
sponsor Dave Weldon ⓘ
subject abortion ⓘ
conscience protections in healthcare ⓘ
religious freedom in healthcare ⓘ
supportedBy some pro-life advocacy organizations ⓘ
some religious liberty advocacy organizations ⓘ
typeOfProtection refusal to participate in abortion ⓘ

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Church Amendment → relatedTo → Weldon Amendment ⓘ
Coats–Snowe Amendment → relatedTo → Weldon Amendment ⓘ