(745 ILCS 70/7) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 5307)
Sec. 7.
Discrimination by employers or institutions.
It shall be
unlawful for any public or private employer,
entity, agency, institution, official or person, including but not
limited to, a medical, nursing or other medical training institution, to
deny admission because of, to place any reference in its application
form concerning, to orally question about, to impose any burdens in
terms or conditions of employment on, or to otherwise discriminate
against, any applicant, in terms of employment, admission to or
participation in any programs for which the applicant is eligible, or to
discriminate in relation thereto, in any other manner, on account of the
applicant's refusal to receive, obtain, accept, perform, counsel,
suggest, recommend, refer, assist or participate in any way in any forms
of health care services contrary to his or her conscience.
(Source: P.A. 90-246, eff. 1-1-98.)
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