Catholic Health Association of the United States: Difference between revisions
Filled in 7 bare reference(s) with reFill () |
Rescuing 2 sources and tagging 0 as dead. #IABot (v1.5beta) |
||
| Line 9: | Line 9: | ||
==Controversy== |
==Controversy== |
||
CHA created a controversy within the Catholic Church when it defied the [[United States Conference of Catholic Bishops]] and came out in support of [[Barack Obama]]'s health care overhaul, the [[Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act]].<ref name="foxnews">{{cite web|url=http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2011/08/07/religious-groups-object-to-covering-birth-control/|title=Religious Groups Fear Health Law's Birth Control Loophole Too Narrow|date=7 August 2011|publisher=Fox News}}</ref> The USCCB believed the overhaul could provide for taxpayer funded abortion; the CHA said this was a "false claim".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=124784784|title=Catholic Hospitals, Bishops Split On Health Care Bill|date=March 17, 2010|publisher=National Public Radio}}</ref> CHA was criticized for subverting the bishops' authority. At least one bishop, [[Thomas Joseph Tobin]] of the [[Diocese of Providence]], withdrew his diocese's hospitals from membership in the CHA, saying, "Your enthusiastic support of the legislation, in contradiction of the bishops of the United States, provided an excuse for members of Congress, misled the public and caused a serious scandal for many members of the church" and said it was "embarrassing" to be associated with the CHA.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.omaha.com/article/20100319/AP09/303199881|title=Bishop bans RI hosps from pro-health reform group|publisher=Omaha World-Herald|date=2010-03-19}}</ref> |
CHA created a controversy within the Catholic Church when it defied the [[United States Conference of Catholic Bishops]] and came out in support of [[Barack Obama]]'s health care overhaul, the [[Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act]].<ref name="foxnews">{{cite web|url=http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2011/08/07/religious-groups-object-to-covering-birth-control/|title=Religious Groups Fear Health Law's Birth Control Loophole Too Narrow|date=7 August 2011|publisher=Fox News}}</ref> The USCCB believed the overhaul could provide for taxpayer funded abortion; the CHA said this was a "false claim".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=124784784|title=Catholic Hospitals, Bishops Split On Health Care Bill|date=March 17, 2010|publisher=National Public Radio}}</ref> CHA was criticized for subverting the bishops' authority. At least one bishop, [[Thomas Joseph Tobin]] of the [[Diocese of Providence]], withdrew his diocese's hospitals from membership in the CHA, saying, "Your enthusiastic support of the legislation, in contradiction of the bishops of the United States, provided an excuse for members of Congress, misled the public and caused a serious scandal for many members of the church" and said it was "embarrassing" to be associated with the CHA.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.omaha.com/article/20100319/AP09/303199881|title=Bishop bans RI hosps from pro-health reform group|publisher=Omaha World-Herald|date=2010-03-19|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://archive.is/20120912220132/http://www.omaha.com/article/20100319/AP09/303199881|archivedate=2012-09-12|df=}}</ref> |
||
[[Archbishop]] [[Joseph Fred Naumann|Joseph Naumann]] said Keehan, who met with Obama before endorsing the bill,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.politico.com/politico44/perm/0310/courting_catholics_e564233a-2aae-4a1c-8828-8e84a66b3f74.html|title=Obama met with CHA's Keehan - POLITICO 44|first=Glenn|last=Thrush|publisher=Politico}}</ref> was "incredibly naive or disingenuous" for saying that the bill prevented taxpayer funding of abortions.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lifesitenews.com/news/archive/ldn/2010/mar/10031704|archiveurl= |
[[Archbishop]] [[Joseph Fred Naumann|Joseph Naumann]] said Keehan, who met with Obama before endorsing the bill,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.politico.com/politico44/perm/0310/courting_catholics_e564233a-2aae-4a1c-8828-8e84a66b3f74.html|title=Obama met with CHA's Keehan - POLITICO 44|first=Glenn|last=Thrush|publisher=Politico}}</ref> was "incredibly naive or disingenuous" for saying that the bill prevented taxpayer funding of abortions.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lifesitenews.com/news/archive/ldn/2010/mar/10031704|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110111181248/http://www.lifesitenews.com/news/archive/ldn/2010/mar/10031704|archivedate=2011-01-11|date=March 17, 2010|title=Archbishop Rips ‘Naive or Disingenuous’ CHA for Support for Pro-Abort Health Bill|first=Peter J.|last=Smith|website=LifeSiteNews|deadurl=yes|df=}}</ref> [[Cardinal (Catholicism)|Cardinal]] [[Francis George]], who was president of the USCCB at the time, reported that he and other bishops tried to reach out to Keehan both before and after the vote; he also said that in choosing Obama over the Church, she had "weakened the moral voice of the bishops in the U.S."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/cardinal-george-sr.-keehan-chose-obama-over-catholic-bishops/|title=Cardinal George: Sr. Keehan chose Obama over Catholic bishops|publisher=Catholic News Agency|date=June 16, 2010}}</ref> |
||
===Early termination of pregnancy=== |
===Early termination of pregnancy=== |
||
Revision as of 08:02, 1 August 2017
The Catholic Health Association of the United States (CHA) was founded in 1915 as the Catholic Hospital Association of the United States and Canada. The association has offices in Washington, D.C. and St. Louis, Missouri.
Description
The association is a ministry of the Roman Catholic Church. Comprising more than 600 hospitals and 1,400 long-term care and other health facilities in all 50 states, the association is the largest group of non-profit health care providers in the nation.
Every year, one in six hospitalized patients[quantify] in the United States is cared for in a Catholic health care facility. In addition, thousands of elders[quantify] in the U.S. live and are cared for in Catholic long-term care and other continuum of care facilities.
The association is led by Sister Carol Keehan, a member of the Daughters of Charity, who assumed her duties as president and chief executive officer in 2005.
Controversy
CHA created a controversy within the Catholic Church when it defied the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops and came out in support of Barack Obama's health care overhaul, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.[1] The USCCB believed the overhaul could provide for taxpayer funded abortion; the CHA said this was a "false claim".[2] CHA was criticized for subverting the bishops' authority. At least one bishop, Thomas Joseph Tobin of the Diocese of Providence, withdrew his diocese's hospitals from membership in the CHA, saying, "Your enthusiastic support of the legislation, in contradiction of the bishops of the United States, provided an excuse for members of Congress, misled the public and caused a serious scandal for many members of the church" and said it was "embarrassing" to be associated with the CHA.[3]
Archbishop Joseph Naumann said Keehan, who met with Obama before endorsing the bill,[4] was "incredibly naive or disingenuous" for saying that the bill prevented taxpayer funding of abortions.[5] Cardinal Francis George, who was president of the USCCB at the time, reported that he and other bishops tried to reach out to Keehan both before and after the vote; he also said that in choosing Obama over the Church, she had "weakened the moral voice of the bishops in the U.S."[6]
Early termination of pregnancy
Catholic hospitals are also subject of an ongoing controversy centered around emergency help for miscarrying women.[7]
References
- ^ "Religious Groups Fear Health Law's Birth Control Loophole Too Narrow". Fox News. 7 August 2011.
- ^ "Catholic Hospitals, Bishops Split On Health Care Bill". National Public Radio. March 17, 2010.
- ^ "Bishop bans RI hosps from pro-health reform group". Omaha World-Herald. 2010-03-19. Archived from the original on 2012-09-12.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ Thrush, Glenn. "Obama met with CHA's Keehan - POLITICO 44". Politico.
- ^ Smith, Peter J. (March 17, 2010). "Archbishop Rips 'Naive or Disingenuous' CHA for Support for Pro-Abort Health Bill". LifeSiteNews. Archived from the original on 2011-01-11.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "Cardinal George: Sr. Keehan chose Obama over Catholic bishops". Catholic News Agency. June 16, 2010.
- ^ Redden, Molly (May 5, 2016). "Report: hundreds of US hospitals follow Catholic rules on reproductive care". The Guardian.