Nurses: Lawsuit hasn’t halted abortion duties
by Charlie Butts
A group of nurses threatened with termination are setting the record straight after the hospital where they are employed denied forcing them to train and participate in abortions.
In September, the University of Medicine & Dentistry of New Jersey implemented a policy requiring that nurses undergo training that involved assisting in abortions and indicated they could be subject to termination if they did not comply. After being told in October that nurses would be scheduled, 12 nurses filed suit against UMDNJ on religious and ethical grounds.
Several of those nurses held a press conference in Newark on Monday in front of UMDNJ to argue they are still being forced to assist with abortions, despite the lawsuit and a temporary court injunction. Fe Vinoya, one of the nurses filing suit against the school, spoke at the press conference.
“They did this in spite of our repeated efforts to tell them we had religious and moral objections,” said Vinoya. “They said very clearly that if we did not assist, we would face termination.”
The hospital has said nurses are not required to participate in procedures they object to on cultural, religious, or ethical grounds.
Also at the press conference was Congressman Chris Smith (R-New Jersey), a staunch pro-life advocate.
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