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H.R. 279

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To amend the Public Health Service Act to prohibit governmental discrimination against certain health care providers with certain objections to abortion.
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Committee
Latest Action · January 20, 2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Congress
118th (2023–2025)
Introduced
January 11, 2023
Cosponsors (20)
0D 20R
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Pharmacist Conscience Protection Act This bill prohibits the federal government and federally funded entities from discriminating or otherwise taking adverse action against a pharmacist, pharmacy owner, or pharmacy technician who declines to store, fill prescriptions for, or make referrals for drugs that cause abortions (or that the individual provider believes in good faith cause abortions). Individuals or the Department of Justice may bring civil actions for violations of this bill.

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