Catholic hospital to permit sterilization following lawsuit threat [CWN]
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Memaw
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That’s called caving in. Prayer, God Bless, Memaw
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tawny
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Agree. Praying.
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phil19034
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This is very sad and another attack on the Catholic Church.
There is zero reason why Catholic hospitals must offer these procedures.
All hospitals do not offer all services and procedures.
Let’s pray that our leaders realize that this is silly because sterilization can be accomplished at multiple secular hospitals. There is zero reason to force a religious hospital to offer such services.
Lord, please grant our leaders courage, wisdom and understanding to do what is right in Your Kingdom. Amen.
There is zero reason why Catholic hospitals must offer these procedures.
All hospitals do not offer all services and procedures.
Let’s pray that our leaders realize that this is silly because sterilization can be accomplished at multiple secular hospitals. There is zero reason to force a religious hospital to offer such services.
Lord, please grant our leaders courage, wisdom and understanding to do what is right in Your Kingdom. Amen.
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zz912
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Hopefully the bishop steps in and stops this great evil.
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MatthewTrainor
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I don’t like the cave. It creates a precedent for men and women to seek out sterilizations at Catholic hospitals all across the country. I understand the substantial risk that the lawsuit represented to the Hospital. The options might well have boiled down to either 1) perform one sterilization or 2) close the hospital forever. That’s a tough choice. I would have preferred a disposition where the Hospital agreed to reimburse any expenses necessary to perform the operation somewhere else, but maybe the plaintiffs weren’t interested in such a disposition (and they were probably asking for monstrous damages based on emotional distress etc. as a way to force a settlement).
I would like to know more about the attendant circumstances. Were staff members at all levels permitted to refuse to participate in the procedure? I presume the doctor was already willing to perform the procedure, but how about all the staff who are necessary to assist? What about the staff member who is required to set up the OR with the proper instruments etc?
Also, was it truly impossible for other nearby health care facilities to host the procedure? Is there really nowhere else within 150 miles for women to obtain a tubal ligation? - As I typed this I checked here and it turns out there’s another place less than 80 miles away in Chico, CA. I really hate abusive lawsuits…
This has raised another question: Why does a Catholic Hospital have a member of it’s medical staff who is listed elsewhere as a specialist in tubal ligation?!
I would like to know more about the attendant circumstances. Were staff members at all levels permitted to refuse to participate in the procedure? I presume the doctor was already willing to perform the procedure, but how about all the staff who are necessary to assist? What about the staff member who is required to set up the OR with the proper instruments etc?
Also, was it truly impossible for other nearby health care facilities to host the procedure? Is there really nowhere else within 150 miles for women to obtain a tubal ligation? - As I typed this I checked here and it turns out there’s another place less than 80 miles away in Chico, CA. I really hate abusive lawsuits…
This has raised another question: Why does a Catholic Hospital have a member of it’s medical staff who is listed elsewhere as a specialist in tubal ligation?!
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phil19034
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Furthermore, why is the Catholic Hospital’s fault that either (a) there are no other hospitals in the area or (b) the insurance company won’t pay for another location to preform the procedure?
If the hospital didn’t offer Heart Transplants, would the ACLU sue them for that too?
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phil19034
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The problem is that the Bishop most likely will not be able to stop it, since it’s not a diocesan hospital. The Bishop can mention something to the hospital, but I wouldn’t be surprised if he already spoke to them before the hospital made the decision to cave.
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Stylteralmaldo
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Since this is known publically in his diocese, couldn’t he make a public statement upholding Catholic teaching at the very least?
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_Abyssinia
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Abba
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What makes this Catholic hospital a non-diocesan hospital?
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phil19034
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- the hospital is part of Dignity Health, which was founded by the Sisters of Mercy. The hospital network was originally called Catholic Healthcare West.
If you read Wikipedia only, it appears that this hospital group has a Catholic Identity problem.
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dignity_Health
- I could be wrong, but I’m not aware of any diocesan hospitals in the United States. I believe they are all founded by Religious Orders, and hence outside the direct control of the local Bishop (similar to non-diocesan colleges and schools). Also, to make matters more complicated, these hospitals are part of a group that are multi-state, let alone multi-diocesan.
God Bless
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rossum
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Reading the article linked in the OP, the question is more about insurance than about distance:
Miller says that her insurance will not cover both childbirth and sterilization at any other hospital in a 150-mile radius.
Maybe the solution is some negotiation between the hospital and the insurance company so that she can have the procedures at a different hospital, while retaining her insurance cover.
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JimG
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“Why the Redding case is so important to the government is that it shows how to force or entice Catholic or other objectors to capitulate on principle. If it is done once, it can be done hundreds of times with the same logic. This kind of yielding is precisely what opponents to any remaining classic ethic seek because it is a sign of complete victory.”
Will Catholic Hospitals Be the Next Target?
Will Catholic Hospitals Be the Next Target?
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