I hope and believe their answer is no. However, the health and budget proposals before Congress will do just that.
Health Care
Posted inPolitics & Society, Short Take
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.
Posted inFaith, News
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.
Posted inPolitics & Society, Short Take
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.
Posted inNews, Politics & Society
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.”
Posted inNews, Politics & Society
‘Pope’s hospital’ put children at risk as it chased profits
The mission of the Vatican hospital is “today more aimed at profit than on caring for children,” according to a report from the AP.
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Holy See life academy offers prayers to parents of terminally ill baby
Ten-month-old Charlie Gard was born in England with mitochondrial DNA depletion syndrome, which causes progressive muscle weakness, brain damage and respiratory or liver failure; it is typically fatal.
Posted inNews, Politics & Society
Catholic bishops: Loss of affordable health care under GOP plan ‘simply unacceptable’
The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office said the measure would leave 22 million more people without insurance.
Posted inEditorials, Politics & Society
The Editors: Trumpcare bill is closing the door to democracy
Just about everyone is sick of the partisan rancor that radiates from Washington.
Posted inDispatches, Politics & Society
Update: U.S. bishops say Senate health care bill will ‘wreak havoc’ on families
Senate proposal could “wreak havoc on low-income families and struggling communities, and must not be supported,” the bishops said in a statement released on Thursday evening.