Last minute Bush Administration rule permits health care workers to deny services

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In its final weeks the Bush Administration has issued a federal rule that allows health care workers to refuse to participate in any procedure they find morally objectionable. Doctors and nurses have had the right to opt-out of providing abortions for decades, but this new rule is much broader. Slate’s senior legal correspondent, Dahlia Lithwick, gives The Takeaway the rundown.

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