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39. The article I provided answes a lot of this
Thu Nov 20, 2025, 12:23 AM
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https://www.obgynpower.com/blog/how-the-catholic-hospital-in-mason-city-ia-drove-out-its-obgyns-by-forcing-them-to-stop-performing-tubals-and-discriminate-against-lesbians
Although the hospital was technically Catholic, Dr. Quinn says, “At the time, there were no Catholic restrictions, because the individuals who ran it were cool, the bishop didn’t care, and they could do as many tubals as they wanted.” When she interviewed for the job, she asked about the Catholic Ethical Directives. She says, “I was reassured by administration at that time that nothing would change with women’s health.”

As part of the same Catholic crackdown that affected MercyOne Hospital in Waterloo, Iowa, the upper level administration of the MercyOne corporation, at the direction of the Archbishop of Dubuque, decreed that all activities considered sinful by conservative Catholic theology stop. This included tubal ligations and some infertility procedures.


1 & 2. I didn’t say that they controlled everything, but the fact that they control nearly a third of third of beds some states should be alarming. Those nimbers in fact reinforce what I am saying. Healthcare is a human right, and no institution, be it government or church should be standing between patients and their doctors.

3. https://www.usccb.org/issues-and-action/human-life-and-dignity/abortion/respect-for-unborn-human-life
The Catechism of the Catholic Church states: "Since the first century the Church has affirmed the moral evil of every procured abortion. This teaching has not changed and remains unchangeable. Direct abortion, that is to say, abortion willed either as an end or a means, is gravely contrary to the moral law


I think it is pretty well established that the church doesn't recognize same-sex marriage, but here:

https://www.them.us/story/pope-leo-francis-same-sex-blessings-policy
Francis declared in 2023 that Catholic priests may offer blessings to same-sex couples on a “case-by-case” basis, though he still maintained that the Church could not accept such unions as “marriages,”


So separate and unequal. Great. Would most people here today accept a Democratic candidate saying the government would "bless" same-sex unions, but not recognize them as marriages? Maybe 20 years ago, but I doubt many would approve of that now.

4. The article at the top answers this. This isn't some made up story, this is an ongoing issue where I live. My wife went to Dr. Quinn. The crackdown from the church drove her and most of the other OB doctor away. Not to a practice down the street, completely out of the area.

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I suspected something so I looked the mother up SamuelTheThird Wednesday #1
"the hospital is investigating the incident." Prof. Toru Tanaka Wednesday #2
A Great Big YEAH, YEAH,YEAH! jaymac Wednesday #6
I see big money on the horizon Puppyjive Wednesday #3
Victims have lawyers, this hospital will pay BlueWaveNeverEnd Wednesday #4
This makes zero sense..l Bread and Circuses Wednesday #5
Are you saying the fake pro-lifers are the hospitals themselves? or the religion that established them? Because the ancianita Wednesday #7
Anti-Catholic bigotry still exists in this country SocialDemocrat61 Wednesday #8
The problem is when it comes to healthcare The Revolution Wednesday #14
Thanks for proving my point! SocialDemocrat61 Wednesday #15
It's not bigotry to be opposed to an organization The Revolution Wednesday #16
Thanks again SocialDemocrat61 Wednesday #17
How childish The Revolution Wednesday #19
Have a nice day SocialDemocrat61 Wednesday #20
I'm a Catholic BeerBarrelPolka Wednesday #21
Yes there are good Catholics SocialDemocrat61 Wednesday #22
Of course it's bigotry BeerBarrelPolka Wednesday #23
Sorry to hear about your illness SocialDemocrat61 Wednesday #24
Thank you BeerBarrelPolka Wednesday #25
I take issue with your last statement Jilly_in_VA Wednesday #26
The Evangelicals literally loathe the Catholics BeerBarrelPolka Wednesday #28
Which has nothing to do with your statement. Jilly_in_VA Wednesday #29
What are you talking about? BeerBarrelPolka Wednesday #30
That's exactly my point The Revolution Wednesday #31
1. According to recent data, about 15.8% of all short-term acute care hospitals are Catholic-owned or affiliated. ancianita Wednesday #33
The article I provided answes a lot of this The Revolution Thursday #39
I make a distinction between individuals who are Catholic, Crunchy Frog Wednesday #36
Glad you do SocialDemocrat61 Thursday #41
With good reason; you paint a half picture. Conjuay Saturday #44
No Right wing people are ruining the country. SocialDemocrat61 Saturday #45
i'm referring to anti birth control, anti abortion religious hospitals. Catholic or otherwise. FAKE PRO LIFERS BlueWaveNeverEnd Wednesday #10
You posted an article without using it to support the header claim. Is there anything in the article that ancianita Wednesday #34
How does a single individual nurse Crunchy Frog Wednesday #35
I know nothing about this hospital and whether or not it has a full obstetrics unit, but increasingly... hlthe2b Wednesday #9
they shd b transferred to said nearby hospital. mopinko Wednesday #12
Most hospitals TRY to do so, but if it is imminently emergent or the patient/parents refuse, they cannot force hlthe2b Wednesday #13
Reddit comment: As a POC I never in my life felt more uncomfortable than when I visited Indiana. Never again . Swede Wednesday #11
2000+ years ago, a religion could be spun from this incident. RedWhiteBlueIsRacist Wednesday #18
WWJD? Jilly_in_VA Wednesday #27
Upthread comment: Catholic hospitals are the only option in many areas. GJGCA Wednesday #32
LAWSUIT Jack Valentino Wednesday #37
Sue the hospital. No woman should have to beg. She could have died !!!!! By Trueblue1968 Wednesday #38
They just made that baby RICH. Maru Kitteh Thursday #40
Update!! Doctor nurse fired BlueWaveNeverEnd Saturday #42
Mercy Hospital in the 1970s Blue Full Moon Saturday #43
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