{"id":1489,"date":"2012-02-25T09:34:47","date_gmt":"2012-02-25T17:34:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.consciencelaws.org\/?p=1489"},"modified":"2012-02-25T09:34:47","modified_gmt":"2012-02-25T17:34:47","slug":"study-reveals-us-catholic-hospitals-are-providing-surgical-sterilization","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.consciencelaws.org\/?p=1489","title":{"rendered":"Study reveals US Catholic hospitals are providing surgical sterilization"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A <a href=\"http:\/\/www.catholichospitals.org\/#Introduction\">study<\/a> by Dr. Sandra S. Hapenney has revealed that almost half the Catholic hospitals surveyed in seven states performed over 20,000 surgical sterilizations and billed them as &#8220;sterilization for contraceptive management.&#8221;\u00a0\u00a0 The results of the study are disputed by Catholic Health Association of the United States, which, despite not having reviewed it, has stated that it contains &#8220;gross errors.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Hapenney has <a href=\"http:\/\/www.catholichospitals.org\/#Press\"> demanded<\/a> that the CHAUSA identify the errors. &#8220;Until they establish facts contrary to the findings of my research, they should avoid inaccurate and uniformed disparaging characterizations. Such attacks are as unjust and unwarranted as they are unworthy of the Catholic heritage these institutions represent.&#8221; [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.dailyrecord.com\/article\/20120225\/NJNEWS\/302250014\/Study-Catholic-hospitals-church-odds?odyssey=nav|head\">Daily Record<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A study by Dr. Sandra S. Hapenney has revealed that almost half the Catholic hospitals surveyed in seven states performed over 20,000 surgical sterilizations and billed them as &#8220;sterilization for contraceptive management.&#8221;\u00a0\u00a0 The results of the study are disputed by Catholic Health Association of the United States, which, despite not having reviewed it, has stated &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/news.consciencelaws.org\/?p=1489\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Study reveals US Catholic hospitals are providing surgical sterilization&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5432,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[643,9,334,28],"tags":[183,184,313],"post_folder":[],"class_list":["post-1489","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-christianity-catholicism","category-news","category-sterilization","category-usa","tag-hhs-preventive-services-mandate","tag-hospitals","tag-sandra-s-hapenney"],"yoast_head":"\r\n<title>Study reveals US Catholic hospitals are providing surgical sterilization - Protection of Conscience Project News<\/title>\r\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\r\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/news.consciencelaws.org\/?p=1489\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Study reveals US Catholic hospitals are providing surgical sterilization - Protection of Conscience Project News\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"A study by Dr. Sandra S. 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