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== History ==
== History ==
Shortly after the passage of ''Roe v. Wade'', a court ordered a Christian hospital to participate in sterilization in violation of the religious tenets of the hospital. Congress then passed the first "Church Amendment," which was named after Senator Frank Church:<ref>42 U.S.C.A. § 300a-7(c)(1).</ref>
Shortly after the passage of ''Roe v. Wade'', a court ordered a Christian hospital to participate in sterilization in violation of the religious tenets of the hospital. Congress then passed the first "Church Amendment," which was named after Senator Frank Church:<ref>42 U.S.C.A. § 300a-7(c)(1).</ref>
== Constitution ==
== Constitution ==
"No provision in our Constitution ought to be dearer to man than that which protects the rights of conscience against the enterprise of civil authority." - Thomas Jefferson
"No provision in our Constitution ought to be dearer to man than that which protects the rights of conscience against the enterprise of civil authority." - Thomas Jefferson
== Legal Challenges ==
Seven states sued the federal government over the new rule that expands protections for doctors and other health care workers who refuse to participate in abortions because of religious or moral objections.<ref>[http://www.cnsnews.com/public/content/article.aspx?RsrcID=41998 7 States Sue over Bush Rule on Health Workers]AP, January 15,2008</ref> The states suing; California, Illinois, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Oregon and Rhode Island joined Connecticut in the lawsuit. In a separate lawsuit, Planned Parenthood of Federation of America Inc. and National Family Planning and Reproductive Health Association are suing as well.
== See also ==
== See also ==