Re: Separation of Church and State II

Jane wrote:

Francis A. Miniter said:

<<<See also the USSCt cases cited in my last post.

Yes, I did. See my answers.

<<<The practice of medicine is not
inherent to religous beliefs.

But we aren't talking about "the practice of medicine." The vast
majority of medical doctors practice medicine without ever prescribing
the morning after pill. "Emergency contraception" is not integral to
the practice of medicine, any more than abortion is--it's an OPTION,
and many doctors don't do either for all kinds of reasons, only some of
which are religious.

It would probably be good for the citizens of the state if doctors
made house calls, but we don't require it. It would probably be even
better if every doctor in the state knew how to stabilize a patient
seriously injured in a car accident--but we don't require it.

You don't want to require hospitals to provide "emergency
contraception" because you're worried about rape victims, and neither
do the people pushing these laws. If that's what they were after,
there are far easier ways to get the job done--back to that nurse on
the police rape team.

The ONLY point here is to punish Catholics for what they believe
and to enlist the state on your side of the argument about what people
SHOULD believe in this case.

Jane Haddam
http://www.janehaddam.com


Jane,

I do not presume to tell you what you think. Please give me the same courtesy. I am not trying to punish anyone for what they believe. I do strongly believe that when a religious organization of any kind undertakes a civil activity, they must abide by the civil standards. If they do not wish to do so, they can close the emergency rooms at such hospitals, in this case. But to have unsuspecting women who have just been attacked taken to a hospital that will not offer a full range of services pertinent to their condition is wrong. The burden should also not have to fall upon the EMTs or the state. Providing a hospital is not an integral part of the Catholic religion. It is action not belief. The free expression clause is of limited applicability.


Francis A. Miniter
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