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 reproduc...
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Формат: | Print |
Язык: | Английский |
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New Brunswick, New Jersey
Rutgers University Press
[2023]
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В: | Год: 2023 |
Серии журналов/журналы: | Critical issues in health and medicine
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Другие ключевые слова: | B
Medical Ethics
Religious aspects
Catholic Church
B Catholic hospitals (United States) B Reproductive health services (United States) B Maternal health services (United States) |
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Итог: | "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"-- |
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Примечание: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 165-199) and index |
ISBN: | 1978828861 |