The Washington Post published a story on Monday that carried the following headline: “Spread of Catholic hospitals limits reproductive care across the U.S.”What did the newspaper mean by the euphemistic term “reproductive care”? This report—titled “Bigger and Bigger: The Growth of Catholic Health Systems”—perceives it as a problem that the Catholic Church has built hospitals in communities where other organizations have not. It also perceives the government’s significant role in health care—through Medicare and Medicaid—as a potential source of leverage over Catholic hospitals. In other words, this report is suggesting that Catholic hospitals need “government permission” to act in accordance with the Catholic faith. How do Catholic hospitals behave in a Catholic manner?

Source: Washington Post October 15, 2022 03:47 UTC