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hlthe2b

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13. Most hospitals TRY to do so, but if it is imminently emergent or the patient/parents refuse, they cannot force

Wed Nov 19, 2025, 09:01 AM

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them to transfer. Just as they cannot refuse emergent care to anyone under EMTALA, even while explaining limitations at the current hospital.

This is an issue of having proper staff training in the ERS across the country to be prepared for such eventualities. Simply stating they should transfer is NOT THE ANSWER. Believe me, I know.

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Catholic Hospital turns away woman in labor, she gives birth in car..fake pro lifers! [View all] BlueWaveNeverEnd Yesterday OP

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 23 hrs ago #6

I see big money on the horizon Puppyjive Yesterday #3

Victims have lawyers, this hospital will pay BlueWaveNeverEnd 23 hrs ago #4

This makes zero sense..l Bread and Circuses 23 hrs ago #5

Are you saying the fake pro-lifers are the hospitals themselves? or the religion that established them? Because the ancianita 23 hrs ago #7

Anti-Catholic bigotry still exists in this country SocialDemocrat61 22 hrs ago #8

The problem is when it comes to healthcare The Revolution 19 hrs ago #14

Thanks for proving my point! SocialDemocrat61 19 hrs ago #15

It's not bigotry to be opposed to an organization The Revolution 19 hrs ago #16

Thanks again SocialDemocrat61 19 hrs ago #17

How childish The Revolution 19 hrs ago #19

Have a nice day SocialDemocrat61 19 hrs ago #20

I'm a Catholic BeerBarrelPolka 18 hrs ago #21

Yes there are good Catholics SocialDemocrat61 18 hrs ago #22

Of course it's bigotry BeerBarrelPolka 18 hrs ago #23

Sorry to hear about your illness SocialDemocrat61 18 hrs ago #24

Thank you BeerBarrelPolka 18 hrs ago #25

I take issue with your last statement Jilly_in_VA 17 hrs ago #26

The Evangelicals literally loathe the Catholics BeerBarrelPolka 17 hrs ago #28

Which has nothing to do with your statement. Jilly_in_VA 17 hrs ago #29

What are you talking about? BeerBarrelPolka 17 hrs ago #30

That's exactly my point The Revolution 13 hrs ago #31

1. According to recent data, about 15.8% of all short-term acute care hospitals are Catholic-owned or affiliated. ancianita 9 hrs ago #33

The article I provided answes a lot of this The Revolution 5 hrs ago #39

I make a distinction between individuals who are Catholic, Crunchy Frog 8 hrs ago #36

Glad you do SocialDemocrat61 2 hrs ago #41

i'm referring to anti birth control, anti abortion religious hospitals. Catholic or otherwise. FAKE PRO LIFERS BlueWaveNeverEnd 21 hrs ago #10

You posted an article without using it to support the header claim. Is there anything in the article that ancianita 9 hrs ago #34

How does a single individual nurse Crunchy Frog 8 hrs ago #35

I know nothing about this hospital and whether or not it has a full obstetrics unit, but increasingly... hlthe2b 21 hrs ago #9

they shd b transferred to said nearby hospital. mopinko 20 hrs ago #12

Most hospitals TRY to do so, but if it is imminently emergent or the patient/parents refuse, they cannot force hlthe2b 20 hrs ago #13

Reddit comment: As a POC I never in my life felt more uncomfortable than when I visited Indiana. Never again . Swede 21 hrs ago #11

2000+ years ago, a religion could be spun from this incident. RedWhiteBlueIsRacist 19 hrs ago #18

WWJD? Jilly_in_VA 17 hrs ago #27

Upthread comment: Catholic hospitals are the only option in many areas. GJGCA 13 hrs ago #32

LAWSUIT Jack Valentino 7 hrs ago #37

Sue the hospital. No woman should have to beg. She could have died !!!!! By Trueblue1968 7 hrs ago #38

They just made that baby RICH. Maru Kitteh 5 hrs ago #40