Institutional Religious Policies That Follow Obstetricians and Gynecologists Into Practice

摘要

The Ethical and Religious Directives for Catholic Health Care Services 2 were written by the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops to establish religious parameters around care in Catholic facilities. The religious policies prohibit contraception, sterili- zation, and abortion, and they can limit miscarriage management, pregnancy options counseling, and related referrals. 3 This can produce practices that some physicians believe fall beneath the standard of care they were taught in residency training at non- Catholic institutions.