The ACLU of Washington state is leading a call for Gov. Jay Inslee to enact a six-month moratorium on hospital mergers, citing the large number of affiliations between secular and Catholic health systems.
The letter, signed by Kathleen Taylor, executive director of ACLU Washington, noted that most hospital transactions in this state are with Catholic organizations. Those institutions are subject to the ethical and religious directives of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, which prohibit abortion…
The ACLU of Washington state is leading a call for Gov. Jay Inslee to enact a six-month moratorium on hospital mergers, citing the large number of affiliations between secular and Catholic health systems.
The letter, signed by Kathleen Taylor, executive director of ACLU Washington, noted that most hospital transactions in this state are with Catholic organizations. Those institutions are subject to the ethical and religious directives of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, which prohibit abortion…