“The truth that life is a precious gift from God has profound implications for the question of stewardship over human life. We are not the owners of our lives and, hence,do not have absolute power over life.”
– Ethical and Religious Directives for Catholic Health Care Services
Said another way, “You do not own your own body; some Bishops know what the owner wants; we won’t offer services that the Bishops don’t approve; we won’t even let you know those services exist; and our employees can’t tell you they exist.”
Said yet another way. “If you are a woman we will not offer birth control; we will not offer certain medically sound life-saving pregnancy services; we can and have let people die from withholding those services and not informing you.” “Men and women we will not follow some of your end-of-life directives and not let you know.” “You can be poor, not speak English well, or be on your death-bed and we will not assist you in obtaining services by another provider.” “Of course, we are happy to receive public money to provide our limited services to you.”
Its time Connecticut followed other states in providing you a “Patients Right to Know”