University of California Won't Partner with Catholic Hospitals After Criticisms

[muriel_volestrangler]

The University of California has decided not to form an expanded partnership between its San Francisco campus and a Catholic hospital system — but only after an outpouring of warranted criticisms.

In April, we wrote about the “affiliation” between UCSF and Dignity Health, which routinely discriminates against women and LGBTQ people because its primary obligation is to the Catholic Church and not the patients. In Catholic hospitals, birth control and abortion care are forbidden, as are vasectomies, tubal ligations, end-of-life care, and other procedures.

We also learned in May that the partnership wasn’t just bad; it was potentially illegal.

There was enough pushback that the school finally decided to scrap the three-year negotiation and end the deal entirely, which is a huge win for reproductive rights and medical education.

The decision reflects concerns that had been raised among UCSF medical professionals and advocates for women’s healthcare and LGBTQ advocates about the proposed affiliation…

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… those concerns stemmed from Dignity’s adherence to Catholic Church dictates regarding women’s reproductive healthcare and transgender services, among others.

https://friendlyatheist.patheos.com/2019/05/29/university-of-california-wont-partner-with-catholic-hospitals-after-criticisms/

Good - keep restrictive religion out of healthcare as much as possible.

[trotsky]

1. Huge victory, particularly for women and reproductive rights.

The RCC has given no indication that they will stop trying to take away those rights from everyone though, so the fight must continue.

[MineralMan]

2. That is the correct decision by the University of California.

Entanglement of government and religious groups is, and should be, illegal. It leads to discrimination at the very least.