Consistent with Christian values definition
Consistent with Christian values means excluding services for, healthcare coverage of, reimbursement for, or access to (1) abortion, (2) abortion- inducing drugs and devices, (3) treatments derived from human embryonic stem cells or fetal tissue acquired from acquired from destruction of a fertilized ovum or from abortion, (4) assisted suicide, (5) gender transition services including without limitation puberty blockers, cross-sex hormones, gender reassignment surgeries, and gender conforming surgeries, and (6) counseling affirming or encouraging any such acts—unless the employer has exhausted all alternatives that do not bring about a greater evil, the employer opposes the act, and the employer has taken reasonable steps to avoid compromising its Biblical witness. “Christian values” may also mean exploring what additional coverages to provide to employees because of Jesus’ example and teaching. Possibilities, among others, include coverage for ethical infertility treatments, assistance with adoption expense, and grants of extra paternity or bereavement leave.