Catholic Hospitals and abortions

[Stu Pidasso]

Should Catholic hospitals be forced to participate in abortions? Why or why not?

Stu

[wacki]

isn't this politics?

[Stu Pidasso]

Ethics

[bholdr]

ethich ans politics, as fat as these boards go...
tomato-tomaaato

my answer would be....

depends. under what conditions?

[tolbiny]

I think that they should be forced to be prepared to perform emergancy abortions when complications put the mother's health at risk. I se no reason for them to be forced into providing them as a surgical option to expecting mothers.

[wacki]

I don't think the gov should have anything to do with religion. Sep of church and state.....

[Stu Pidasso]

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my answer would be....

depends. under what conditions?

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That means you think they should.

Stu

[tolbiny]

This isn't about religion only though, its about medical care. Any hospital has to be certified by the government. I think if the hospital provides services for pregnant woment, then they have to have the ability to perform abortions in emergancy situations.

[Broken Glass Can]

Answer this:

A religious based hospital is asked to circumcise a newborn baby of a Jewish family. The religion that runs the hospital is opposed to the practice and it is against their policy. There are no other medical providers in the area that can perform the operation with the same high level of competence. Should the hospital be required to do so?

[tolbiny]

No. I don't think the parrellel applies, as the main stipulation in my post was that the woman's health had to be in danger.