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Retrograde

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17. Your experience is the opposite of mine

Reply to FakeNoose (Reply #8)

Tue Oct 1, 2024, 04:21 PM

Oct 1

My mother once told me that her friends tried to dissuade her from having me, the first, at a Catholic hospital in the early 1950s since if there were problems they would save the baby at the cost of the mother's life. In school, 6th or 8th grade, we were told that aborting a fetus was a conscious choice on the part of the medical staff, hence a sin, while letting the mother die of complications from a pregnancy didn't require any action on their part, hence it was god's will.

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California sues Catholic hospital for denying emergency abortion [View all] BumRushDaShow Oct 1 OP

Such Catholic views/ hospitals have had this view for years... FarPoint Oct 1 #1

The Catholic hospital in my town will not write prescriptions for birth control. zanana1 Oct 1 #13

Let's see how that "Balls and Strikes" mutherfucker rules on this one wolfie001 Oct 1 #2

The way I see it . . Zilli Oct 1 #3

The question is did the hospital facilitate the transportation to the other hospital, and did the delay cause a JohnSJ Oct 1 #4

Life in the "FREE STATE OF JEFFERSON" Thunderbeast Oct 1 #7

The centuries of suffering nwduke Oct 1 #5

Doesn't sound like, well, Jesus. twodogsbarking Oct 1 #6

This is puzzling because it goes against traditional Catholic teaching FakeNoose Oct 1 #8

Your experience is the opposite of mine Retrograde Oct 1 #17

OK I believe you FakeNoose Oct 1 #18

Her sacrifice makes her holy in the eyes of god Retrograde Oct 1 #29

I took a couple of philosophy classes slightlv Oct 1 #19

Thanks for the confirmation FakeNoose Oct 1 #22

Actually, "catholic" slightlv Oct 1 #25

Glad to make your acquaintance FakeNoose Oct 1 #27

I once worked at a Catholic hospital. Nuns were still present and had admin positions but they in2herbs Oct 1 #9

Good. It's malpractice and neglect. Warpy Oct 1 #10

Make it a billion dollars. I am in. twodogsbarking Oct 1 #11

Good republianmushroom Oct 1 #12

california should do more than just sue the hospital moonshinegnomie Oct 1 #14

Corporations, whether secular or religious, slightlv Oct 1 #20

i agree and id go even further moonshinegnomie Oct 1 #23

I like your idea! slightlv Oct 1 #26

id let them stay in business moonshinegnomie Oct 1 #28

Exact thing happened to me. Lost twins at 20 weeks. So thankful it was back in the day when I was flying_wahini Oct 1 #15

And when your water breaks IT'S OVER! TexasBushwhacker Oct 1 #16

True... but then you're talking about people slightlv Oct 1 #21

Yeah, that belief in "miracles" is a problem n/t TexasBushwhacker Oct 1 #24