The Patient Protection & Affordable Care Act Supports Life
The law is already providing life saving services to millions of Americans – including pregnant women — who were previously denied coverage due to a pre-existing condition.
FICTION: Health care reform does not uphold conscience protections for health care providers who oppose abortion.
FACT: Health care reform explicitly does not change federal conscience protections, and does not pre-empt any state laws regulating abortion. Contrary to claims made by opponents of the legislation, it preserves all federal laws relative to conscience protection; willingness or refusal to provide abortion; and discrimination on the basis of the willingness or refusal to provide, pay for, cover, or refer for abortion or to provide or participate in training to provide abortion.