health care
Poverty is a lethal epidemic. It’s time to address it.
By William J. Barber II and Liz Theoharis — June 20, 2023
(RNS) — Politicians who fail to act are complicit in the deaths of thousands.
SC medical ethics law prompts concerns re: LGBTQ health care
By James Pollard — June 22, 2022
(AP) — South Carolina joins several other states that have moved recently to protect 'conscience' objections for medical providers.
Supreme Court won’t hear case involving transgender rights
By Associated Press — November 1, 2021
The high court turned away the case Monday without comment, as is typical. Three conservative justices — Clarence Thomas, Samuel Alito, and Neil Gorsuch — said they would have heard the case.
Religious vaccine exemption stays for NY health care workers
By Michael Hill — October 12, 2021
New York will continue to be barred from enforcing any requirement that employers deny religious exemptions. Additionally, the state cannot revoke exemptions already granted.
Catholic lawmakers can’t justify a vote for the Women’s Health Protection Act
By Charles C. Camosy — September 28, 2021
(RNS) — Catholics can debate many abortion measures in good faith. Some are beyond the pale.
NY governor vows to fight lawsuit over vaccine mandate
By Marina Villeneuve — September 17, 2021
A group of Christian health care practitioners argue that New York’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate is unconstitutional.
Will those suffering late-stage dementia be the next to be called less than human?
By Charles C. Camosy — July 15, 2021
(RNS) — Attitudes toward brain death are already being extended to those with late-stage dementia and beyond.
Black community has new option for health care: the church
By Carrie Antlfinger — June 17, 2021
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Some Black church leaders want to extend their efforts beyond the fight against COVID-19 and give their flocks a place to seek health care for other ailments at a place they trust — the church.
Washington taps pastors to overcome racial divide on vaccine
By Ashraf Khalil and Hilary Powell — February 22, 2021
(AP) — Health officials in the nation's capital are hoping religious leaders will serve as community influencers to overcome what officials say is a persistent vaccine reluctance in the Black community.
Can Catholic bishops work with the Biden administration?
By Thomas Reese — January 29, 2021
(RNS) — Reports suggest that the US bishops are ready to wage war on the new administration, but there are many areas where the bishops' and Biden's agendas converge.
Samaritan’s Purse field hospitals much in demand as COVID case counts rise
By Yonat Shimron — January 11, 2021
LENOIR, N.C. (RNS) — The evangelical humanitarian relief organization has trained healthcare workers or treated COVID-19 patients in 30 countries. Its latest field hospital is in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains.
2020 has tested the heart and soul of America
By Thomas Reese — December 17, 2020
(RNS) — The year was horrible, but we who lived through it haven’t been perfect either. We must become better or we will be worse.
Calling all women: It’s time to take our stand together against tyranny and injustice
By Faith in Public Life — September 30, 2020
(RNS) — Every holy text we follow, from the Quran, Torah and Bible to the teachings of the Guru Granth Sahib, demands a moral obligation to the most marginalized people in society.
My spiritual path through the COVID-19 darkness
By Kalpana Jain — July 21, 2020
(RNS) — The medical system had done all that it could for me. Now I had to listen to my body and have faith in its wisdom.
Michael Hickson, man with disability, dies after Texas hospital ends COVID treatment
By Kathryn Post — July 1, 2020
(RNS) — Michael Hickson, quadriplegic, husband and father of five, died June 11 after a hospital denied him treatment for COVID-19 and due to his preexisting disabilities.
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