Settlement Is Reached In Suit By Nurses Asserting Conscience Rights In Assisting On Abortions

AP reports that a settlement has been reached in Danquah v. University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, a suit filed last month by a group of nurses who claim that the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey has demanded that they assist in abortions in violation of their religious objections. (See prior posting.)  Under the settlement which was mediated by U.S. District Judge Jose Linares, 12 nurses in the same-day surgery unit will retain their current positions and, with a limited exception, will not be required to assist in any part of an abortion procedure. If there is a life-threatening emergency and no non-objecting staff members are available, then the nurses will be required to assist, but only until another staff member can be brought in.