MO HB432

Medical professionals and health care institutions may refuse to participate in abortion, contraception, sterilization, assisted reproduction, human cloning, embryonic stem-cell research, and fetal tissue research based on religious, moral, or ethical beliefs

Discrimination is prohibited against objecting medical professionals, including termination, demotion, loss of staff privileges, reduction in wages, refusal of training opportunities, or denial of government grants and contracts

Health care institutions declining procedures must provide patients with a consent form before admission stating the institution reserves the right to refuse certain services based on conscience

Emergency medical treatment necessary to save a patient's life cannot be withheld under these provisions

Violations allow civil action with treble actual damages, minimum $5,000 per violation, plus attorney's fees and costs; courts may order reinstatement of terminated employees