Bishop Frank J. Dewane called both the House and Senate health care bills “seriously flawed.”
Health Care
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Health care prescription? Regroup and cooperate, Catholic health leaders say
Catholic health care leaders said they hope Congress will work together, in small steps, to fix flaws in the current legislation.
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Bishops: Senate health care bill remains unacceptable
The Catholic Health Association, meanwhile, said the revisions to the proposal “reinforces the fact that this bill cannot be fixed.”
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How do we make sure people die a good death?
Our guest this week is America’s national correspondent, Michael O’Loughlin, whose recent article is: “How Catholic health care is fighting against the campaign for physician-assisted suicide.” “[Physician-assisted suicide] is legal in about a half dozen states, and supporters say they hope to take the campaign to about a dozen other states in the next two […]
Posted inFaith, Vatican Dispatch
Vatican charges former Bambino Gesu Hospital officials with misusing funds to refurbish Cardinal Bertone residence
Money destined for “Pope’s hospital” allegedly went toward renovating the former secretary of state’s apartment.
Posted inPolitics & Society, Short Take
Senators: Did you come to Washington to take health care from the sick and food from the hungry?
I hope and believe their answer is no. However, the health and budget proposals before Congress will do just that.
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Charlie Gard: a story of disability bias
The focus of the court’s documents is not on Charlie’s imminent death, but on his brain function.
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Attending church is good for your health. Now what?
Researchers from Vanderbilt University found that middle-aged adults who attended religious services at least once in the past year were half as likely to die prematurely as those who didn’t.
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What some pro-lifers have overlooked in the case of Charlie Gard
The proper application of Catholic moral reasoning could be seen to ultimately support the E.C.H.R.’s final decision to withdraw life support.
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Vatican official says problems at Bambino Gesu hospital are being resolved
Cardinal Pietro Parolin said some of the problems identified by current and former Bambino Gesu Pediatric Hospital staff in 2014 were “truly unfounded.” But for problems that were verified, there is a “serious effort to resolve them.”