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Catholic hospital argues a fetus isn’t the same as a ‘person’ to avoid legal damages (www.desmoinesregister.com)

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cross-posted from: https://lemm.ee/post/61336056

Catholic Health Initiatives-Iowa, a faith-based health care provider, is arguing in a medical malpractice case that the loss of an unborn child does not equate to the death of a “person” for the purpose of calculating damage awards.

In Iowa, court-ordered awards for noneconomic losses stemming from medical malpractice are capped at $250,000, except in cases that entail the “loss or impairment of mind or body.”

Attorneys for the CHI and MercyOne hospital are arguing the cap on damages still applies in cases where the “loss” is that of a fetus or unborn child.

CHI’s status as a nonprofit, tax-exempt entity is based on its stated mission of providing health services “in the spirit of the gospel.” The ethics guidelines it approved in 2018 state that the corporation is committed to “respect the sacredness of every human life from the moment of conception until death.”

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[–] ToadOfHypnosis@lemm.ee 16 points 3 weeks ago

Because their real god is money.

[–] XiaCobolt@hexbear.net 8 points 3 weeks ago

These guys suck and are being hypocrites to save money.

Interestingly the catholic stance on abortion is relatively new from the 19th century. Prior to that abortion was considered the better alternative to infanticide.

[–] itsgroundhogdayagain@lemmy.ml 5 points 3 weeks ago

Can't have it both ways...but they absolutely will.

[–] Lemmygradwontallowme@hexbear.net 2 points 3 weeks ago

What an opportunist.