Conscience Protections for Medical Residents Act

# Conscience Protections for Medical Residents Act (HR 6219) - Summary **What the Bill Would Do:** This bill would provide legal protections for medical residents (doctors in training) who object to performing certain medical procedures on religious or moral grounds. It would prevent medical residency programs from penalizing residents—through dismissal, lower grades, reduced funding, or other consequences—for refusing to participate in procedures they find ethically objectionable. The bill aims to allow residents to opt out while still completing their training. **Who It Affects:** The legislation would directly impact medical residents pursuing specialty training and the teaching hospitals and residency programs that oversee them.

It could also affect patients who might have difficulty accessing certain procedures if residents can refuse participation without consequences. **Current Status:** The bill has been introduced in the House of Representatives but remains in committee, meaning it has not yet been debated or voted on by the full chamber. No action has been taken since its introduction. The bill currently lacks co-sponsors listed on official records. *Note: Specific procedural details or amendments may not be publicly available at this time, as the bill remains in early legislative stages.*.