No public funds if they won’t deliver legitimate health care services: These women were told their babies would not survive – but Catholic hospitals refused to provide #abortion (which is #healthcare)

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/sep/05/the-women-refused-medical-terminations-abortions-catholic-public-hospitals-australia

These women were told their babies would not survive – but Catholic-run public hospitals refused to provide abortions

Both Jennifer and Amy were devastated when their wanted pregnancies were deemed unviable, but they were forced to go elsewhere when Catholic-run public hospitals would not terminate

The Guardian
@kcarruthers totally agree and the same principle should not be limited to hospitals (but is uniquely important of hospitals particularly as FAR TOO MANY of the “only hospital nearby” are fully government funded but fully religiously operated)