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7. Are you saying the fake pro-lifers are the hospitals themselves? or the religion that established them? Because the
Wed Nov 19, 2025, 06:26 AM
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headlines of your links don't say that.

In both examples fake pro-lifers are the individuals who made the wrong decisions about the pregnant women -- not the org or religion they belong to. Reread the report. The very fact that

In a statement, Franciscan Health Crown Point President and CEO Raymond Grady told ABC News that the hospital is investigating the incident
means that they are trying to understand the "mistake" of the individual nurse. But your headline provokes a distorted implication about Catholics.

In the second example, some individual in that hospital decided on the pregnant woman's discharge instead of weighing her risks over the hospital's costs.

What those individuals decided that hurt those women was likely influenced by Indiana's or the hospital's culture. Those individuals prioritized the culture over their hospital's guidance. But they might not have if they'd known what would happen with those women afterward. But it's still on them. Possibly the hospitals are liable for those individuals' decisions, too. It's not clear in the report where the buck stopped.

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I suspected something so I looked the mother up SamuelTheThird Yesterday #1
"the hospital is investigating the incident." Prof. Toru Tanaka Yesterday #2
A Great Big YEAH, YEAH,YEAH! jaymac Yesterday #6
I see big money on the horizon Puppyjive Yesterday #3
Victims have lawyers, this hospital will pay BlueWaveNeverEnd Yesterday #4
This makes zero sense..l Bread and Circuses Yesterday #5
Are you saying the fake pro-lifers are the hospitals themselves? or the religion that established them? Because the ancianita Yesterday #7
Anti-Catholic bigotry still exists in this country SocialDemocrat61 Yesterday #8
The problem is when it comes to healthcare The Revolution Yesterday #14
Thanks for proving my point! SocialDemocrat61 Yesterday #15
It's not bigotry to be opposed to an organization The Revolution Yesterday #16
Thanks again SocialDemocrat61 Yesterday #17
How childish The Revolution Yesterday #19
Have a nice day SocialDemocrat61 Yesterday #20
I'm a Catholic BeerBarrelPolka Yesterday #21
Yes there are good Catholics SocialDemocrat61 Yesterday #22
Of course it's bigotry BeerBarrelPolka Yesterday #23
Sorry to hear about your illness SocialDemocrat61 Yesterday #24
Thank you BeerBarrelPolka Yesterday #25
I take issue with your last statement Jilly_in_VA Yesterday #26
The Evangelicals literally loathe the Catholics BeerBarrelPolka Yesterday #28
Which has nothing to do with your statement. Jilly_in_VA Yesterday #29
What are you talking about? BeerBarrelPolka Yesterday #30
That's exactly my point The Revolution Yesterday #31
1. According to recent data, about 15.8% of all short-term acute care hospitals are Catholic-owned or affiliated. ancianita Yesterday #33
The article I provided answes a lot of this The Revolution 21 hrs ago #39
I make a distinction between individuals who are Catholic, Crunchy Frog Yesterday #36
Glad you do SocialDemocrat61 18 hrs ago #41
i'm referring to anti birth control, anti abortion religious hospitals. Catholic or otherwise. FAKE PRO LIFERS BlueWaveNeverEnd Yesterday #10
You posted an article without using it to support the header claim. Is there anything in the article that ancianita Yesterday #34
How does a single individual nurse Crunchy Frog Yesterday #35
I know nothing about this hospital and whether or not it has a full obstetrics unit, but increasingly... hlthe2b Yesterday #9
they shd b transferred to said nearby hospital. mopinko Yesterday #12
Most hospitals TRY to do so, but if it is imminently emergent or the patient/parents refuse, they cannot force hlthe2b Yesterday #13
Reddit comment: As a POC I never in my life felt more uncomfortable than when I visited Indiana. Never again . Swede Yesterday #11
2000+ years ago, a religion could be spun from this incident. RedWhiteBlueIsRacist Yesterday #18
WWJD? Jilly_in_VA Yesterday #27
Upthread comment: Catholic hospitals are the only option in many areas. GJGCA Yesterday #32
LAWSUIT Jack Valentino Yesterday #37
Sue the hospital. No woman should have to beg. She could have died !!!!! By Trueblue1968 23 hrs ago #38
They just made that baby RICH. Maru Kitteh 21 hrs ago #40
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