{"id":5598,"date":"2011-08-17T08:13:06","date_gmt":"2011-08-17T12:13:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/liveaction.org\/blog\/?p=5598"},"modified":"2016-09-30T13:59:17","modified_gmt":"2016-09-30T17:59:17","slug":"med-students-no-longer-forced-to-assist-in-abortions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/med-students-no-longer-forced-to-assist-in-abortions\/","title":{"rendered":"Med students no longer forced to assist in abortions"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\" class=\"sharethis-inline-share-buttons\" ><\/div><p>Last fall, Vanderbilt University informed Anne Marie Dust, that in order to apply to its graduate nursing program, she would have to pledge to help perform abortions as a student. Instead of compromising her values, or walking away disappointed, Dust fought back and won. A powerful new film tells her story.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/zaallbOpCNY\" height=\"349\" width=\"560\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Annie Marie Dust and David Cortman are modern day heroes who are changing our culture and protecting lives. Please pray for them, as well as for the other lawyers at the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.alliancedefensefund.org\/\">Alliance Defense Fund<\/a>, who are using their talent to defend the unborn.<\/p>\n<p>ADF is also currently litigating a case in which a\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/adfmedia.org\/News\/PRDetail\/2895\" target=\"_blank\">nurse was forced to assist a late term abortion procedure<\/a>\u00a0at New York\u2019s Mt. Sinai Hospital. ADF has an excellent record of protecting pro-life Americans, which includes\u00a0playing various roles in\u00a0seven <a href=\"http:\/\/www.alliancedefensefund.org\/Home\/ADFContent?cid=3197\">supreme court victories<\/a> for the pro-life movement. Please include ADF in your <a href=\"http:\/\/www.alliancedefensefund.org\/Pray\">prayers<\/a>, follow them on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/AllianceDefenseFund\">facebook<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/#%21\/AllianceDefense\">twitter<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.alliancedefensefund.org\/Donate\">donate<\/a> so that they can continue to stand up for the rights of those who are not able to stand up for themselves.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Last fall, Vanderbilt University informed Anne Marie Dust, that in order to apply to its graduate nursing program, she would have to pledge to help perform abortions as a student. Instead of compromising her values, or walking away disappointed, Dust fought back and won. A powerful new film tells her story. 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