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So-called conscience-clause laws that permit physicians to refuse to perform certain procedures or deliver certain types of care came into popularity after the Roe v. Wade decision legalized abortion in 1973.

Conscience clauses: Giving doctors an ‘out’

So-called conscience-clause laws that permit physicians to refuse to perform certain procedures or deliver certain types of care came into popularity after the Roe v. Wade decision legalized abortion in 1973.