Okay, back the train up a little, bub.

I would not object to a conscience rule. However, the version of it implemented by the Bush administration went way too far, as it allowed the complete prevention of legal medical procedures. Its wording not only allowed individual doctors to not perform procedures they felt were against their moral code, it also allowed entire hospitals and (more importantly) health insurance companies to do so as well.

In addition, it did not requires referrals to other doctors or hospitals willing to perform the procedure. It made it so that doctors could simply refuse treatment and potentially not even mention all options available.

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/s...oryId=98467651

So there is a lot more to this than merely the concept of a conscience rule.