RE: RE: Medical workers who don't want to participate in abortions

2004-05-16 Thread Volokh, Eugene
I like Tom's argument, but I don't think it's quite as open and shut as the post below suggests. The property tax exemptions for nonprofits really did end up flowing to a large number of nonreligious groups. The right not to be dismissed or disciplined for not participating in abortions will

Medical workers who don't want to participate in abortions

2004-05-15 Thread Volokh, Eugene
Here's a question that just came up, and that seems thornier than I at first thought. Many states have laws that give medical workers who don't want to participate in abortions a categorical right to refuse to participate, and bar employers (public or private) from disciplining employers based

Re: RE: Medical workers who don't want to participate in abortions

2004-05-15 Thread Mark Tushnet
] To: Law Religion issues for Law Academics [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Sat, 15 May 2004 16:33:39 -0700 Subject: RE: Medical workers who don't want to participate in abortions I agree with Sandy that there should be no Establishment Clause problems when the law applies equally