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Originally Posted by Psi U MC Vito
And by forcing lets say Catholics to perform abortions, which are against their religious beliefs, how is that not a violation?
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Are you suggesting that the government would be forcing Catholics to perform abortions or would withhold federal/state money? Remember the "Hyde Amendment" and the abortion hang-ups in the health care debate -- I really don't think that's a Medicare/Medicaid issue anywhere.
The Constitution only says what the federal government and state governments can and cannot do. It is irrelevant in interactions between individuals and private institutions like hospitals, schools, businesses, etc. While someone forced to act against their religious beliefs by a private institution
might have a cause of action for violation of civil rights, the Constitution doesn't enter into it.