“The Catholic Church remains committed to ensuring the fundamental right to medical care, a right which is in keeping with the God-given dignity of every person, and the corresponding obligation as a country to provide for this right.”
Health Care
Posted inNews, Politics & Society
Supreme Court sides with religious hospitals in pension dispute
The hospitals—two with Catholic affiliation and one with Lutheran ties—had argued that their pensions are “church plans” that are exempt from the law and have been treated as such for decades by federal officials.
Posted inDispatches, Politics & Society
Congo’s Ebola threat is pushing a vaccine through without full clinical trials
Congo’s Ministry of Health has approved the use of an experimental anti-Ebola vaccine to combat the disease. This is a radical step, but one the World Health Organization approves.
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A New Catholic Hospital Brings Hope to Haiti
Haiti’s history is marked by tragedy—natural disasters and human suffering—but a new Catholic hospital is bringing hope and healing to rural community.
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Trump will reverse Obamacare’s birth control mandate
The Trump administration is moving to reverse Obamacare’s requirement that most employers provide free coverage of birth control to their employees.
Posted inFeatures, Politics & Society
Why is the A.C.L.U. targeting Catholic hospitals?
Though the A.C.L.U. has not won in the courtroom so far, there is every indication these challenges will keep coming.
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Why Democrats and Republicans (still) cannot agree on health care reform
The Affordable Care Act has changed our expectations for health care. It shifted the way we live, which may be shifting what we believe.
Posted inDispatches, Politics & Society
Sister Carol Keehan: G.O.P. health care plan ‘cannot be fixed’
Congress is asking the nation to make “immoral choices,” said Sister Keehan, the president of the Catholic Health Association.
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When the sick and marginalized are left behind, it’s Catholic health care providers who bring hope.
Those serving the homeless and other marginalized communities are living the pope’s vision of the church as a spiritual field hospital.
Posted inLast Take, Politics & Society
Healing with God: Prayer helps both patients and caregivers face an uncertain future
Through prayer, we are able to talk over challenges and frustrations that are inherent in our health care environment while also understanding that knowing God is an incredible privilege.