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HHS announces restructuring of Office for Civil Rights to focus on religion

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Kevin Kinsella

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The department is reorganizing its civil rights office to reflect an emphasis on religious and conscience-based rights enforcement.

The US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has announced plans to reorganize its Office for Civil Rights (OCR).

The plan calls for the agency to “return” to a program‑based structure centered on three subject‑matter divisions, including the Conscience and Religious Freedom Division, the Civil Rights Division, and the

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