Air date: August 2, 2009

Host: Eric Meslin, PhD

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Interview: Margaret Gaffney, MD
Associate clinical professor of internal medicine and geriatrics
IU School of Medicine

One of the last rules made by the Bush Administration expanded the right of medical professionals to refuse to take actions that they objected to, on moral or religious grounds.

In March of 2009, President Obama reviewed the rule and rescinded it, describing the law as "overly broad."

Right after that announcement, Sound Medicine's Dr. Eric Meslin sat down with bioethicist Dr. Meg Gaffney to talk about the so-called "conscience rule" and how it applies to medical education.

Additional Resources:

• The Center for American Progress provides an overview of "conscience" laws for physicians and medical professionals.

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