Comments by "SmallSpoonBrigade" (@SmallSpoonBrigade) on "Catholic Hospitals Won't Perform These Life-Saving Operations So California is Suing The Church" video.

A lot of this happens as the result of mergers. A local Catholic hospital was allowed to buy the other big hospital on the area. Most of the offices are rented by the doctors and medical clinics located there, but because of Catholicism, none of those doctors are allowed to offer any services which aren't permissible by the Catholic Church. If it's a mall clinic, or there are other options, it's not so bad, but when that becomes such a significant portion of the healthcare services, they shouldn't be permitted to dictate what 3rd party clinics located on their property do.
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This reminds me of the Catholic orphanages that moved out of the state when they were forced to place some of the kids with gay couples when they otherwise met the standards. Truly, they are small minded and petty about these things, even if it destroys other people's lives.
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@peterjohnson1091 Yes, one of the local Catholic hospital systems was permitted to buy the largest hospital in the state. It led to a situation where the doctors leasing space were expected to adhere to Catholic doctrine with respect to what medical procedures could be performed rather than just what the state permits. So, a bunch of the reproductive related care was suddenly not available from the hospital. Its a pretty large complex of several mid-rise buildings with hundreds of medical practices there.
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If it were practical for them to only employ and treat fellow believers, it would be less of an issue. The problem is that there are a bunch of non-believers that get trapped by it.
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When one of the local Catholic run hospitals wanted to buy the biggest hospital in the state, that sort of thing was a serious concern for everybody other than regulators. And, most of the doctors working there are just leasing space, they aren't actually acting under the direction of the hospital. They just want offices where they can refer people to other medical specialties that are located nearby.
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@thesoundsmith LOL, good one.
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