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  Conscience and Religious Freedom and COVID-19

Guidance on the application of conscience and religious freedom laws during the nationwide public health emergency.
                        Conscience ProtectionsOCR enforces laws and regulations that protect conscience and prohibit coercion on issues such as abortion and assisted suicide (among others) in HHS-funded or conducted programs and activities.




Religious FreedomOCR enforces laws and regulations that protect the free exercise of religion and prohibit discrimination in HHS-funded or conducted programs and activities.




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