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EPISODE · May 21, 2026 · 9 MIN

The Revival of the HHS Conscience Division is a win for religious freedom

from Ave Maria in the Afternoon Segments · host Dr. Marcus Peter

This week, the Trump administration took a decisive step to safeguard religious freedom by reviving the Conscience and Religious Freedom Division at HHS — a federal watchdog tasked with defending healthcare workers and patients whose faith is increasingly under siege in American medicine. Andrea Picciotti-Bayer tells us more.Further ReadingWhy Trump’s revival of HHS Conscience Division is a win for religious freedomGuest InfoAndrea Picciotti-Bayer is a legal analyst for EWTN News. She also directs the Conscience Project. Follow her on Twitter @bayerpicciotti and visit conscience-project.org. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit avemariapm.substack.com

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