Bishops and Bodies

Reproductive Care in American Catholic Hospitals

Lori Freedman, Debra Stulberg

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Rutgers University Press
05 September 2023

Roman Catholicism, Roman Catholic Church; Society & culture: general; Illness & addiction: social aspects; Medicolegal issues; Reproductive medicine

Series: Critical Issues in Health and Medicine

"One out of every six patients in the United States is treated in a Catholic hospital that follows the policies of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops. These policies prohibit abortion, sterilization, contraception, some treatments for miscarriage and gender confirmation, and other reproductive care, undermining hard-won patients' rights to bodily autonomy and informed decision-making. Drawing on rich interviews with patients and providers, this book reveals both how the bishops' directives operate and how people inside Catholic hospitals navigate the resulting restrictions on medical practice. In doing so, Bishops and Bodies fleshes out a vivid picture of how The Church's stance on sex, reproduction, and ""life"" itself manifests in institutions that affect us all."

By: Lori Freedman
Foreword by: Debra Stulberg
Imprint: Rutgers University Press
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 235mm, Width: 156mm, Spine: 30mm
Weight: 68g
ISBN: 9781978828872
ISBN 10: 197882887X
Series: Critical Issues in Health and Medicine
Pages: 228
Publication Date: 05 September 2023
Recommended Age: From 18 to 99 years
Audience: General/trade , College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , ELT Advanced , Primary
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Foreword by Debra Stulberg Prologue: Unsafe and Unequal Introduction: Doctrinal Iatrogenesis 1 Growth: How Catholic Health Care Expanded 2 Inferior: How Catholic Directives Contradict Medical Standards 3 Consumer Medicine? Patients and the Illusion of Choice 4 Emergencies: Patient Loss and Suffering 5 Mostly Above-Board Workarounds 6 Under the Radar Workarounds 7 Separation of Church and Hospital 8 Conclusion Acknowledgements Appendix Notes Index

LORI FREEDMAN is a sociologist, bioethicist, and professor of obstetrics, gynecology, and reproductive sciences with the Advancing New Standards in Reproductive Health (ANSIRH) program of the Bixby Center for Global Reproductive Health at the University of California, San Francisco. She is the author of Willing and Unable: Doctors’ Constraints in Abortion Care. DEBRA STULBERG is a professor and department chair of family medicine at the University of Chicago.

Reviews for Bishops and Bodies: Reproductive Care in American Catholic Hospitals

Bishops and Bodies is poised to make a significant impact not just in social science and medical humanities circles, but in broader public conversations about health care, reproductive rights, and the place of religion in society. --Jessica Martucci author of Back to the Breast: Natural Motherhood and Breastfeeding in America