bepress Legal Series
The Weldon Amendment: The Ongoing Restrictions on a Woman's Right to Choose
Abstract
Under the Weldon Amendment, a “physician or other health care professional, a hospital, a provider-sponsored organization, a health maintenance organization, a health insurance plan, or any other kind of health care facility” may refuse abortions, counseling, or referrals, even in cases of rape, incest, or medical emergency.
Recommended Citation
John Patton Fortuno,
"The Weldon Amendment: The Ongoing Restrictions on a Woman's Right to Choose"
(April 4, 2006).
bepress Legal Series.
Working Paper 1243.
http://law.bepress.com/expresso/eps/1243