The Star’s editorial | Birthing more nonsense in Topeka and Jefferson City - KansasCity.com
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Right to refuse
Rest assured, legislators in Kansas and Missouri have your conscience in mind — as long as it jibes with their thinking.
In Topeka, the House approved a bill that basically allows people to ignore local anti-discrimination ordinances under the guise of following one’s religion. If a property owner wanted to claim religious beliefs in refusing to rent to a same-sex couple, for instance, that would trump a local ordinance, such as one in Lawrence which forbids housing discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation
Lance Kinzer, an Olathe Republican who sponsored the bill, named it the “Kansas Preservation of Religious Freedom Act.” The “Freedom to Discriminate Act” would be more accurate. The Senate should put a halt to this attempt to treat gay and lesbian Kansans as less-than-equal citizens.
Meanwhile, the Missouri House passed a bill that would allow health care workers to refuse to participate in procedures that violate their “conscience or principles.” That would include abortion, contraception procedures, sterilization and certain forms of stem cell research.
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