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What is the Catholic response to medical emergencies during pregnancy?

“I think sometimes with these cases, a false dichotomy is set up."

Michelle La Rosa
Oct 12, 2024
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The attorney general of California announced last week a lawsuit against a Catholic hospital, saying the hospital failed to perform an abortion after a pregnant woman’s water broke 15 weeks into her pregnancy.

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The woman, who was pregnant with twins, was diagnosed with premature rupture of membranes. 

The attorney general’s …

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