Catholic hospital denies pregnant woman possible life-saving tubal ligation

[SnarkShark]

I think the problem is not, per se, with Catholic hospitals operating in a manner to deny services deemed inconsistent with Catholicism, but that with hospital mergers, a large and growing number of hospitals are operated as Catholic hospitals. In some areas of the country it may be difficult or burdensome to get care at a hospital that isn't church affiliated.

I'm guessing that most often when a woman is given medical advice by her doctor and she is going to be admitted to a hospital to which the doctor has privileges, it doesn't occur to her that the hospital can override her doctor's advice because of the hospital's religious affiliation. It's not something I've ever thought about or heard anyone else bring up. I don't know if in all cases of hospital mergers it's obvious that a hospital is now operated as a Catholic hospital.

Nor is this an issue limited to women's reproductive health. On similar religious grounds, a Catholic hospital can refuse to recognize end of life directives.

Or a vasectomy.

 

[JohnHammond]

Guessing the husband is a wimp who can't handle some minor pain.

 

[Armchair_QB]

My religion believes black people are black because they were marked by Satan for their sin. I'm a doctor who practices this religion, and refuses to treat a black person because of that belief.

My religion believes that Jews killed my Savior and, as a result, Jews don't receive medical treatment at my hospital.

My religion believes women are property and have no rights. The husband brings in his wife and asks me to remove her tongue for it has been wicked. I remove her tongue as the husband asked.

My religion believes fertilized eggs to be human life. A woman asks for a medical procedure that would end her ability to have fertilized eggs. I refuse because of my religious beliefs.

What religion is that?

 

[outofplace]

Guessing the husband is a wimp who can't handle some minor pain.

Your guess is irrelevant. The hospital is refusing one form of surgical birth control, so it is hypocritical to suggest another in its place.

 

[Baron Scicluna]

What religion is that?

Voodoo?

 

[outofplace]

I think the problem is not, per se, with Catholic hospitals operating in a manner to deny services deemed inconsistent with Catholicism, but that with hospital mergers, a large and growing number of hospitals are operated as Catholic hospitals. In some areas of the country it may be difficult or burdensome to get care at a hospital that isn't church affiliated.

I'm guessing that most often when a woman is given medical advice by her doctor and she is going to be admitted to a hospital to which the doctor has privileges, it doesn't occur to her that the hospital can override her doctor's advice because of the hospital's religious affiliation. It's not something I've ever thought about or heard anyone else bring up. I don't know if in all cases of hospital mergers it's obvious that a hospital is now operated as a Catholic hospital.

Nor is this an issue limited to women's reproductive health. On similar religious grounds, a Catholic hospital can refuse to recognize end of life directives.

My issue here is that they have made the exception in the past. If their religion allowed it then, it should allow it now.

What if the hospital is forced to allow the procedure? The trouble here is that the folks who think Christianity is under attack will claim that they are being forced to act against their religious beliefs, and they won't be 100 percent wrong.

What matters? The religion of the people running the hospital or the doctor providing treatment?

 

[JohnHammond]

And the Jewish hospital should have to serve pork.

 

[outofplace]

Apparently, somebody needs to explain the difference between patient care and food service to Mr. Hammond.

 

[JohnHammond]

More urologists than hospitals, and a vasectomy can be done in a doctor's office.

 

[Baron Scicluna]

Apparently, somebody needs to explain the difference between patient care and food service to Mr. Hammond.

Well, to be fair, some McDonald's bathrooms have served as birthing centers, so the confusion may be understandable.