Despite California's reputation of defending health-care access for vulnerable populations, the UC system is facing a reckoning about its partnership with hospitals that provide discriminatory & negligent care because of religious affiliations.
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Selected background resources are at the bottom of this doc.
Are these hospitals even common? What are the Ethical & Religious Directives? Which restrictions are applied? Can’t you just switch hospitals?
Read: “As Catholic Hospitals Expand, So Do Limits on Some Procedures” NY Times or “Column: UC’s deal with Catholic hospitals threatens the health of women and LGBTQ patients” LA Times
Do the effects of restrictive and/or compromised healthcare reach far beyond the immediate effects to harm women’s academic, economic, and professional prospects? (You bet.)
Do these policies particularly affect specific groups? (You bet.)
Read: The importance of access to comprehensive reproductive health care, including abortion: a statement from women's health professional organizations, American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
These policies are particularly terrifying in light of the ongoing maternal healthcare crisis currently plaguing the country.
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Okay, this is awful. What is the connection to the UC system? What’s happening now? What can I do? Aaahhhhhhhhh
Compilation of selected resources:
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“As Catholic Hospitals Expand, So Do Limits on Some Procedures” NY Times
“Column: UC’s deal with Catholic hospitals threatens the health of women and LGBTQ patients” LA Times
Working Group on Comprehensive Access, UC Report & updates
Health Care Denied, ACLU
The importance of access to comprehensive reproductive health care, including abortion: a statement from women's health professional organizations, American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
Watch the movie Birthright: A War Story (free on Kanopy for UCLA students)