I ran this by my mom, who is a retired RN - and about as conservative as they come (Faux news, Bill O'Reilly, Nancy Grace, the whole muck pit) - and even she was appalled at the idea of this legislation and what it portends.
Of course, she also had to stand by while a frail, 80+ year old man dying with Alzheimer's was being beaten on the chest and shocked to try to resusitate him because the doctor in charge refused to allow the legal DNR order to be honored. All this while the man's wife was sitting out in the hallway having to endure.
It's not just about birth control and abortions - it's about human dignity and the right to determine our own path.
Should the health care worker be able to not participate in procedures they find morally repugnant without repercussion? Sure. But, as my mom pointed out, OB/GYN practices don't just suddenly decide to start performing abortions. You know when you interview for the job just what kind of practice it is. You know, as a pharmacist, that if you take a job with a large chain pharmacy there is a 100% chance that you're going to be dispensing all sorts of birth control. Anyone who takes a job like that knows, and to take the job, THEN say, "oh, I'm morally against that" took the job under false pretenses and they either need to suck it up or find other employment.
This issue is one of the major flaws of having federal funding in private industry.