Canadian Universities may not recognize anti-abortion groups

Inside Higher Ed has a brief report on debates at Canadian universities on whether it is appropriate to support anti-abortion campus groups.

Vanderbilt University’s nursing program and abortion

Inside Higher Ed has a series of posts on a controversy regarding Vanderbilt University’ Medical Center’s application to its Nurse Residency Program, which stated that nurses “will be expected to care for women undergoing termination of pregnancy.” It continues: “If you feel you cannot provide care to women during this type of event, we encourage you to apply to a different track of the Nurse Residency Program to explore opportunities that may best fit your skills and career goals.”

The Alliance Defense Fund charged that Vanderbilt was violating the law.  Vanderbilt University Medical Center issued a clarification of the intent of the application, a clarification that was then disputed by the Alliance Defense Fund. Vanderbilt subsequently announced that it had modified the application form to make it clear that those accepted into the program would not be required to assist in abortions.