Christian Coalition of Alabama: Morning After Pills Mandate Forces State Health Department Nurses to Resign
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MONTGOMERY, Ala., June 24 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Christian Coalition of Alabama (CCA) President John Giles stated, "In our April 27, 2004 meeting with Dr. Williamson and his senior staff, we were assured that all employees who have religious, moral or ethical objections would not be required to distribute Morning After Pills (MAPs). Obviously this is not a true representation of all the facts. We have been contacted by at least a half dozen women who were forced to either distribute the pills or face disciplinary action. Several other employees, still working for the Alabama Department of Public Health (ADPH), contacted us as well about their opposition to distributing the pills." Yesterday, Fox News Channel sent a crew to Montgomery to interview Lenita Akles and Linda Bell (former Health Department employees) who felt they had no options except to resign or obey this mandate.
Lenita Akles, ADPH Nursing Supervisor for Calhoun County, said the following, "After 13 years of working with the state, which was my dream come true job, I was forced to make a choice between my Christian faith and my job as a nursing supervisor." Linda Bell, a nurse in Montgomery said, "I was only given one choice: follow the mandated protocol. This was something I could not do because it violated my Christian principles."See the full content of this document
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Christian Coalition of Alabama: Morning After Pills Mandate Forces State Health Department Nurses to Resign
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