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![Roger Severino, director of the Office for Civil Rights at the Department of Health and Human Services, was a major driver of the rule struck down Wednesday. A federal judge found the rule issued earlier this year — making it easier for health care workers to refuse care for religious reasons — to be an overreach by the department.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/gettyimages-906623620-3e688211937a955cc7a455a66fee91eb3e766298-e1573074163795-900x422.jpg)
Judge Scraps ‘Conscience’ Rule Protecting Doctors Who Deny Care For Religious Reasons
By: Selena Simmons-Duffin | Colin Dwyer | NPR
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The U.S. judge found that the Trump administration’s rule violates the law in “numerous, fundamental, and far-reaching” ways. Critics said the rule prioritized providers over patients.