Bishops and Bodies : Reproductive Care in American Catholic Hospitals Hardback
by Lori Freedman
Part of the Critical Issues in Health and Medicine series
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One out of every six patients in the United States is treated in a Catholic hospital that follows the policies of the U.S.
Conference of Catholic Bishops. These policies prohibit abortion, sterilization, contraception, some treatments for miscarriage and gender confirmation, and other reproductive care, undermining hard-won patients’ rights to bodily autonomy and informed decision-making.
Drawing on rich interviews with patients and providers, this book reveals both how the bishops’ directives operate and how people inside Catholic hospitals navigate the resulting restrictions on medical practice.
In doing so, Bishops and Bodies fleshes out a vivid picture of how The Church’s stance on sex, reproduction, and “life” itself manifests in institutions that affect us all.
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- Format:Hardback
- Pages:228 pages, 1 color illus.
- Publisher:Rutgers University Press
- Publication Date:14/07/2023
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- ISBN:9781978828872
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Out of stock
- Format:Hardback
- Pages:228 pages, 1 color illus.
- Publisher:Rutgers University Press
- Publication Date:14/07/2023
- Category:
- ISBN:9781978828872
