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I'm aware there are many pro choicers out there. I support their right to be pro choice. I just wish that you would do likewise and support the Catholic Church's stance not to be forced by government to provide services that are against our core beliefs.
Thats not the situation. If a Catholic hospital is going to function in a secular capacity as a secular employer, it must be subject to the same laws as any other employer. Non-Catholic employees are entitled to comprehensive health insurance, regardless the employers religions affiliation.
Indeed, a Catholic hospital is required to abide by other employment laws and policies, such as work hours and pay rates.
If this stance by the government is successful.... Catholic Hospitals will be forced to close their doors to anyone who is not Catholic. Currently, those hospitals provide care and treatment to anyone - regardless of race, color, creed or sexual orientation.... and most of that care is funded by the Church - not by your taxes. We ask nothing in return for that. Other than we are not forced to provide services that we cannot provide. Surely, you see that?
Catholic hospitals wont be forced to close their doors, thats baseless hyperbole. And Catholic hospitals arent being required to provide any services they object to, theyre providing medical insurance to their employees, nothing more. What treatment the insurance pays for is a private matter between the employee/patient and his doctor, and considered medically necessary accordingly.
This is yet another non-issue contrived by the right in an effort to realize some perceived political advantage.
Why does it? Other organizations have been 'waivered', why not the Church?
And... I didn't say it would be 'forced to close its doors', I said it would be forced to close its doors to non-Catholics. That includes not treating non-Catholics in its hospitals and not employing non-Catholics.
It's not a 'non-issue' to the Catholic Church. It doesn't care about 'political advantage', it cares about its doctrine... this is fundamental first amendment. If the first amendment is a 'non issue' to you, then I suggest the problem is with you, not with my faith.