Washington
Religious Liberty in the States Ranking
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5
Washington
Religious Liberty in the States Ranking
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5
State Capitol,
Olympia, WA
Washington is one of five states to safeguard individual health-care providers, religiously sponsored health carriers, and health-care facilities in their right to refuse participation in the provision of or payment for any medical care services if they object for reason of conscience or religion. What else is Washington doing to safeguard religious liberty in 2022?
Safeguards
Religious Liberty in the States 2022 measures each state across 29 items that form six groups of safeguards. The list of potential safeguards were identified for their ability to protect the free exercise of religion, as shown by at least one of 50 states adopting a religious liberty protection in the named area. Safeguards were further narrowed to those that could be objectively measured based on a plain reading of state law.
For a more detailed view of how this state stacks up in 2022, select either of the drop-down arrows below for an expanded view of the multi-item safeguards.
Opportunity for Absentee Voting: Yes
Exemptions from Childhood Immunization Requirements: Yes
Religious Freedom Restoration Act: No
Employer Exemption from the Contraceptive Mandate: Yes
State Capitol,
Olympia, WA
Washington is one of five states to safeguard individual health-care providers, religiously sponsored health carriers, and health-care facilities in their right to refuse participation in the provision of or payment for any medical care services if they object for reason of conscience or religion. What else is Washington doing to safeguard religious liberty in 2022?
Safeguards
Religious Liberty in the States 2022 measures each state across 29 items that form six groups of safeguards. The list of potential safeguards were identified for their ability to protect the free exercise of religion, as shown by at least one of 50 states adopting a religious liberty protection in the named area. Safeguards were further narrowed to those that could be objectively measured based on a plain reading of state law.
For a more detailed view of how this state stacks up in 2022, select either of the drop-down arrows below for an expanded view of the multi-item safeguards.