Bishops and Bodies: Reproductive Care in American Catholic Hospitals

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 miscarriage and gender confirmation, and other reproductive c...

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Auteur principal: Freedman, Lori (Auteur)
Collaborateurs: Stulberg, Debra (Collaborateur)
Type de support: Électronique Livre
Langue:Anglais
Service de livraison Subito: Commander maintenant.
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Interlibrary Loan:Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany)
Publié: New Brunswick, NJ Rutgers University Press [2023]
Dans:Année: 2023
Collection/Revue:Critical Issues in Health and Medicine
Sujets non-standardisés:B Medical Ethics Religious aspects Catholic Church
B Généraux / SOCIAL SCIENCE
B hospital, health, health care, womens studies, women's health, sterilization, abortion, contraceptives, trans, transgender, gender reassignment, reproductive health, catholic, catholic hospital, religion, belief, gynecology
B Catholic hospitals (United States)
B Reproductive health services (United States)
B Maternal health services (United States)
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Résumé: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 miscarriage and gender confirmation, and other reproductive care, undermining hard-won patients' rights to bodily autonomy and informed decision-making. Drawing on rich interviews with patients and providers, this book reveals both how the bishops' directives operate and how people inside Catholic hospitals navigate the resulting restrictions on medical practice. In doing so, Bishops and Bodies fleshes out a vivid picture of how The Church's stance on sex, reproduction, and "life" itself manifests in institutions that affect us all
Description matérielle:1 Online-Ressource (228 p.), 1 color illus
ISBN:1978828896
Accès:Restricted Access
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.36019/9781978828896