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My view is that in the USofA Catholic affiliated hospitals are corporations first and religious institutions second. This court case seems to make that crystal clear. The Mother Church expects the faithful to obey church doctrine over secular law- the use of secular approved birth control is a glaring example, yet their corporation hospitals are free to hide behind secular law instead of it's own teachings. this can't help the Church's argument against obeying the law of the land in 'Obamacare'.
But we should have already known this after the pedophile drama. The Catholic Church hid behind secular law to avoid the monetary judgments.
Now when it comes to who does harm to a fetus and any penalties involved-
It depends on who did the harm and why, the woman/couple deciding to abort the fetus is one thing. Anyone else is violating the mother/couples rights. It may sound callous to the ardent pro-lifer but in many ways until viability the fetus is property.
If I get a vase from Great Uncle Floyd and decide to break it, no biggie. Now if my brother, in a fit of rage, breaks the vase- well once he gets out of the hospital he will be charged in criminal court and sued in civil court.
See how that works?
But we should have already known this after the pedophile drama. The Catholic Church hid behind secular law to avoid the monetary judgments.
Now when it comes to who does harm to a fetus and any penalties involved-
It depends on who did the harm and why, the woman/couple deciding to abort the fetus is one thing. Anyone else is violating the mother/couples rights. It may sound callous to the ardent pro-lifer but in many ways until viability the fetus is property.
If I get a vase from Great Uncle Floyd and decide to break it, no biggie. Now if my brother, in a fit of rage, breaks the vase- well once he gets out of the hospital he will be charged in criminal court and sued in civil court.
See how that works?