Sterilization in Catholic hospitals.

Contraceptive sterilization in Catholic hospitals is intrinsically evil.

Religion, reproductive health and access to services. A national survey of women.

This paper examines the findings of a public opinion survey conducted to determine the knowledge of American women regarding implemented changes in Catholic hospitals and how they feel about the issue of limiting access to medical services. A total of 1000 women aged 18 years and above were contacted and interviewed between February 22 and March 5. In terms of awareness, although majority of ...

281-284 Donovan

Volume 28, Number 6, November/December 1996 volving Church-run institutions. In May 1996, a Catholic health care facility in Troy, New York, agreed, as part of an out-ofcourt settlement, to provide referrals and follow-up for family planning and contraceptive sterilization services. This settlement brought to a close the nation’s first case to challenge the merger of a sectarian and a nonsectar...

A Theological Reflection

Since the publication of the Third Edition of the Ethical and Religious Directives for Catholic Health Care Services in 1995, the principle of cooperation has become the primary lens through which potential partnerships, mergers or joint ventures between Catholic health care organizations and secular health care organizations have been assessed. Directive 70 stipulates that “Catholic health car...

A Theological Reflection on the Principle of Cooperation and the Catholic Health Care Ministry

Since the publication of the Third Edition of the Ethical and Religious Directives for Catholic Health Care Services in 1995, the principle of cooperation has become the primary lens through which potential partnerships, mergers or joint ventures between Catholic health care organizations and secular health care organizations have been assessed. Directive 70 stipulates that “Catholic health car...