Bishops and Bodies: Reproductive Care in American Catholic Hospitals by Lori Freedman

Critical Issues in Health and Medicine

Bishops and Bodies: Reproductive Care in American Catholic Hospitals

Lori Freedman

228 pages digital 2023

4 editions

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One out of every six patients in the United States is treated in a Catholic hospital that follows the policies of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops. These policies prohibit abortion, sterilization, contraception, some treatments for miscarri...

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