A new conscience and religious-freedom division within the Health and Human Services Department is being launched to aid doctors, nurses and other medical professionals in refusing to provide services that violate their moral or religious beliefs.

The Washington Post reports that the Trump administration intends the new division to protect health care workers who claim moral or religious beliefs as their reason to refuse to take part in abortions, treat transgender patients or participate in other types of care.

While conservative groups have applauded the action, a number of groups, including those that defend women’s and LGBT rights, as well as physician groups, are instead concerned that the new policy will increase discrimination against vulnerable populations and worsen inequities within health care. Many also view it as a major civil rights rollback, rather than a protection of such rights, according to the report.