And there was anger at the fact that [Catholic hospitals] can disregard medical issues for their religious beliefs
If you are a female patient in a Catholic hospital your health doesn’t matter. Your life is worthless. Even the medical standard of care. Also, your needs, wants, desires, and your family are irrelevant.
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Jessica Mann is 33. Her doctor suggested that because of the risk from an inoperable tumor in her brain, she should make an effort to avoid future pregnancies after the birth of this baby, which is due next month. Mann decided to have a tubal ligation while under anesthesia during the impending birth. His hospital, however – Genesys Regional Medical Center – refused to allow the procedure to take place on its premises. “I was shocked and upset,” Mann said. “And there was anger at the fact that they could ignore medical issues for their religious beliefs.”
As a pregnant patient in a Catholic hospital you will only be placed in the womb at the mercy of Catholic Bishops.
Catholic hospitals are taking a growing share of the US market share as provider networks grow and absorb other hospitals. According to a study by the ACLU and public advocacy group MergerWatch, the number of Catholic hospitals increased by 16 percent even as the overall number of hospitals in the country decreased. “By 2011, the report found, 10 percent of all acute-care hospitals were Catholic-sponsored or -affiliated, representing about 1 in 9 hospital beds in the country,” writes the Post’s Sandhya Somashekhar.
If you are a female patient, stay away from Catholic hospitals if possible. This is the only way to ensure that you receive proper medical care.
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