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Pope Francis attends a meeting with members of the International Gynaecologic Cancer Society in the Paul VI Audience Hall Sept. 11, 2020.

Pope Francis: Don’t let financial concerns dominate healthcare

Sep 11, 2020

Economic considerations must not be allowed to encroach on the relationship between medical staff and patients, Pope Francis said Friday.  Read more

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UK health service clarifies policy to deny care to 'homophobic' patients

Feb 19, 2020

By Christine Rousselle

Britain’s National Health Service has clarified a new policy that will allow patients found to be homophoic, racist, and sexist... Read more

Cities, states ask courts to block HHS conscience protections before taking effect

Jun 12, 2019

Santa Clara County, California is the latest entity to ask a federal judge to block a new rule from the... Read more

States sue over HHS' stronger conscience protections for doctors, nurses

May 22, 2019

An array of states and cities filed a lawsuit Tuesday against a new Department of Health and Human Services rule... Read more

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L'Arche: Failures are 'systemic' in NHS treatment of the disabled

Apr 5, 2019

The international federation L’Arche says that a British hospital’s mistreatment of a man with Down syndrome in the weeks leading... Read more

When a baby dies, faith and medicine aim for compassion

Jan 19, 2019

By Kevin J. Jones

Grieving a miscarriage or stillbirth can be heart-wrenching. As awareness of that difficulty grows, medical professionals and clergy strive to... Read more