<p>Or does a church tell your Dr. how he should treat his patients?</p>
<p><a href=“http://examiner-enterprise.com/news/local-news/reports-jpmc-doctors-no-longer-allowed-prescribe-birth-control”>http://examiner-enterprise.com/news/local-news/reports-jpmc-doctors-no-longer-allowed-prescribe-birth-control</a>
What country is * this*?</p>
<p>Wow! I would write much more, but can’t for fear of getting political. This is just wrong on so many levels. So upsetting!</p>
<p><em>quietly watches from far away</em> :-" </p>
<p>I’m just so over this. SO DONE. Stay out of my uterus. Please. </p>
<p>If you think it’s a sin or wrong, it’s between me and God. NOT me and you. Don’t speak for God. If she has an issue with it, let her deal with me. </p>
<p>I’m just so over this crap. My GRANDMOTHER fought for the right of all women to have access to birth control. The fact that I’m now taking up that fight would make her turn in her grave. </p>
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<p>I am very concerned when a business or a church or any entity that isn’t the individual, interferes with their ability to receive legal care from liscensed practitioners.</p>
<p>Let’s just require women to wear chastity belts and be done with it.</p>
<p>This is insane, imo. I spent a good portion of my early adult years working in the medical field, including over 10 years working for an OB/Gyn, and I could just imagine my former employers response to this edict, if he were to receive it. Lets just say his patients wouldn’t have to worry about their care coming first. </p>
<p>I just can’t understand the mentality that has to force ones own beliefs on everyone else. It always seems that those that are against something want to make the decision apply to all, but those who are in support of something, are in support of the option to choose for oneself. This is America, we are supposed to have separation of church and state – apparently we need formal separation of church and health care as well.</p>
<p>Politicizing health care was a very bad idea,</p>
<p>The last thing I want to think about is my parish members’ sex lives! End of life issues, I’ve discussed with many, beginning of life or it’s prevention, not so much. Can’t say I’ve ever preached on it, either, except to comment during a sermon on another topic that it would be great if pro-choice and pro-life people proponents could get together and prevent conceptions so that the issue of abortion might become moot.</p>
<p>Yes, I have health coverage. I also have health insurance. Why do you ask?</p>
<p>This is an article from the Onion, right?</p>
<p>If not, I predict that there will be enough of an outcry, people pulling donations, that this will go away quickly. There are birth control services in other areas nearby, it’s not like women will do without. But perhaps this hospital will suffer due to some idiots idea of good policy.</p>
<p>Though I still think this MUST be from the Onion.</p>
<p>I understand that a Catholic hospital would want these limitations. But its state license should preclude it from using religious precepts in the provision of medical care. It’s the state’s obligation to assure that the medical facilities for its citizens are adequate; it’s the state’s role to assure that the hospital operates according to accepted medical practice, not religious dogma. To be honest, I don’t even understand why operating a medical facility is an appropriate or desirable endeavor for any religious body, but maybe someone can convince me otherwise.</p>
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<p>Not always an option for low-income women, women who have restricted provider networks, etc, etc. (I’m not familiar with the area- I’m speaking in general terms)</p>
<p>ETA: I just looked it up and the nearest PP is ~40+ miles away. Yowzers. </p>
<p>Ascension Health care operates 113,000 facilities nationwide.
<a href=“http://www.opposingviews.com/i/health/womens-health/catholic-organization-prevent-doctors-prescribing-contraception”>http://www.opposingviews.com/i/health/womens-health/catholic-organization-prevent-doctors-prescribing-contraception</a>
IUDs are also disallowed.</p>
<p>Bus driver,you do know that when Swedish merged with Providence, they agreed to no longer perform abortions.
<a href=“Growth of Catholic Hospitals May Limit Access to Reproductive Care - The New York Times”>Growth of Catholic Hospitals May Limit Access to Reproductive Care - The New York Times;
<p>NJres, do you ever have trouble receiving appropriate care?
Are you ever concerned about the health care your wive/daughters receive?</p>
<p>Is God a feminist? Regardless, it is obviously a woman according to yo</p>
<p>I didn’t realize there was proof one way or the other. B-) </p>
<p>romani, I’m not defending this kind of silliness, but…you can order birth control pills from Planned Parenthood online. It’s just not that complicated anymore. I’m all for going door to door to hand out free birth control, but honestly, if women put forth a tiny bit of effort, they can find a way to get cheap birth control easily, without the almighty doctor or health insurance company deeming whether they can or cannot. It’s just not that hard, and for those states that have managed to shut PP down, fortunately they have not yet managed to ban the US postal service. Yet.</p>
<p>“Bus driver,you do know that when Swedish merged with Providence, they agreed to no longer perform abortions.”</p>
<p>I believe it. While I am pro choice, I’m not naïve enough to think Catholic hospitals can or should be forced to perform abortions. I’m sure those in charge at Swedish knew what the deal was when they merged, and that was a choice they accepted.</p>
<p>She certainly has the voice for it.</p>
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Can you tell me what web site sells a self-install kit for an IUD? </p>
<p>This is a much bigger issue than the article stated. Jane Phillips Medical Center is owned by St. John’s Hospital. St. John’s Hospital and St. Francis Hospital owns Community Care HMO which is one of the largest providers of health insurance in the state of Oklahoma. Both St. John’s and St. Francis employ the majority of the primary care physicians and ObGyns in Tulsa. Community Care, St. John’s and St. Francis ALL restrict access to birth control pills. All of their employed physicians are restricted from prescribing birth control. Therefore, several hundreds of thousands women Okies have no access to the oral contraceptive pills unless their doctors lie about the reason for the prescriptions or find another indication.</p>
<p>Bus, that works for pills and patches, but what about iuds, implants, shots, etc? Not everyone can or wants to take the pill.</p>
<p>PP will not prescribe bc without a consultation and visit. That’s another obstacle for low income women. </p>
<p>Furthermore, if pp is outside of your network, they can be very expensive. </p>
<p>I know you’re not defending this but that’s not necessarily a reasonable alternative. </p>
<p>Frugal, that’s terrifying. My first thought was that there was going to be an on-paper epidemic of cysts and pcos around these parts. </p>