Senate passes Medical Ethics Defense Act with amendment clarifying imminent‑danger exception
Senate Bill 955, the Medical Ethics Defense Act as described by the sponsor, passed after a Health and Welfare Committee amendment that clarifies the law does not apply when an individual is in imminent danger; supporters said it protects conscience rights of health‑care professionals while the sponsor said it does not permit refusal of care to specific groups.
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Senator Hale described Senate Bill 955 as creating the Medical Ethics Defense Act to safeguard the rights of doctors, nurses and medical students to practice in alignment with their moral, ethical and religious beliefs while emphasizing the bill "does not allow health care professionals to refuse care to specific groups of people."
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