Thursday, October 3, 2024

New motto at Providence St. Joseph Hospital in Eureka California: First, Do Harm

 
Catholic hospitals participate in the GOP War on Women

Headline:  New York Times, 9/30/2024
Anna Nusslock never expected to be denied an emergency abortion by a hospital in California, a state with some of the strongest abortion rights protections. 
In February, Dr. Nusslock, 36, a chiropractor in Eureka, Calif., went to the nearest emergency room, at Providence St. Joseph Hospital, after her water broke just 15 weeks into pregnancy. Doctors said one of the twins she was carrying would not survive and the other had almost no chance, according to medical records. They said that if the pregnancy was not terminated, she could face infection, hemorrhaging and threats to her future fertility. 
But because fetal heart tones could still be detected, a doctor at the Catholic-affiliated hospital said the institution’s policy prohibited providing abortion unless Dr. Nusslock’s life was at risk, according to her medical records.

As shocking as this news is, it should comes as no surprise.

Washington Post, 10/10/2022

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