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44. Great post, Hekate. Thanks. n/t

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Mean ACLU Won’t Let Hospital Refuse Ladyparts Care For Jesus Reasons [View all] niyad Jan 2016 OP

Tough sell for the ACLU SickOfTheOnePct Jan 2016 #1

possibly. but it is far past time that the woman-hating catholic church either gets out niyad Jan 2016 #2

Agreed SickOfTheOnePct Jan 2016 #3

Then everybody will have to drive 70 miles. rug Jan 2016 #4

possibly. or possibly we can get some decent health care. niyad Jan 2016 #5

Do you know why there are no public hospitals in the area? rug Jan 2016 #6

no. do you? niyad Jan 2016 #7

No. Religion aside, that's the fundamental problem. rug Jan 2016 #9

I do. It's because they've all been bought up by catholic hospitals. cleanhippie Jan 2016 #21

Well, that is certainly one possible reason (actually, I think it is in their charter). jonno99 Jan 2016 #27

No. Once again, when it comes to the RCC, he nailed it. rug Jan 2016 #45

Oh well n/t SickOfTheOnePct Jan 2016 #8

No, it is not a tough sell... ljm2002 Jan 2016 #14

That's why I think SickOfTheOnePct Jan 2016 #16

Agreed... ljm2002 Jan 2016 #17

My point about the goverment money SickOfTheOnePct Jan 2016 #19

Yes and your point is well taken... ljm2002 Jan 2016 #22

As a Catholic I will say that any hospital taking their position pnwmom Jan 2016 #41

And that's a valid position SickOfTheOnePct Jan 2016 #48

Does the hospital take government money? If it does it should comply with government rules. hobbit709 Jan 2016 #43

Here's the Complaint: rug Jan 2016 #10

thank you for that information. yes, the hospital should lose. niyad Jan 2016 #11

why stop at women's reproductive services? sweetapogee Jan 2016 #25

No argument here. rug Jan 2016 #31

You think we should put a trauma hospital within a 5 minute drive to every citizen? pnwmom Jan 2016 #42

Exactly SickOfTheOnePct Jan 2016 #49

LOLWUT? XemaSab Jan 2016 #56

Applying religous law to medicine is like using Holy Water for waterboarding. Tierra_y_Libertad Jan 2016 #12

Wow - can I borrow this? jonno99 Jan 2016 #26

Feel free. Tierra_y_Libertad Jan 2016 #29

Sorry, which was the Gospel verse where Jesus denounced tubal ligations? Nye Bevan Jan 2016 #13

Psalm 127:3-5 rug Jan 2016 #15

Psalm's are not gospel. They hold no theological value other than they are beautiful. NutmegYankee Jan 2016 #24

Sorry, I'm not a red letter guy. rug Jan 2016 #32

Not sure what you mean by red letter guy. NutmegYankee Jan 2016 #34

It's the Bible that prints all of Jesus' words in red type. rug Jan 2016 #35

Haven't run across those. I usually stay with NIV. NutmegYankee Jan 2016 #36

Some would argue that it was considered pretty good in it's day...nt jonno99 Jan 2016 #54

It was actually written in an out-of-date style for even the 1600s. NutmegYankee Jan 2016 #55

I guess we got off topic. NutmegYankee Jan 2016 #37

That quote from Psalms is the basis for the Quiverfull (Duggars) movement. rug Jan 2016 #38

He also broke from contemporary Jewish law in his teachings. NutmegYankee Jan 2016 #39

Religion is a way to live not a rule to follow. rug Jan 2016 #40

You practice a religion by following its rules. NutmegYankee Jan 2016 #47

You are describing magic or chemistry. rug Jan 2016 #50

Not what I was talking about at all. NutmegYankee Jan 2016 #52

For me, the good thief on the cross is what religion boils down to. rug Jan 2016 #53

St. John's in St. Louis (now Mercy Hospital) Moral Compass Jan 2016 #18

This is part of the reason why my fiancee and I, when we do try for a child, are going to... Humanist_Activist Jan 2016 #20

That's why we let it go Moral Compass Jan 2016 #28

I've heard nothing but good about Barnes-Jewish. xmas74 Jan 2016 #30

Yeah, my fiancee is going to go there in a couple of weeks for hip surgery... Humanist_Activist Jan 2016 #51

Interestingly, the Jewish hospital systems were a reaction to anti-semitism in the hospital industry rug Jan 2016 #33

It was 1957. Our family GP was also Mom's OB/GYN. And Catholic. Hekate Jan 2016 #23

Great post, Hekate. Thanks. n/t pnwmom Jan 2016 #44

You are welcome. I believe that if we don't tell the stories of our mothers and ourselves... Hekate Jan 2016 #46