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Impact of the Catholic church on healthcare

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The Catholic Church has an increasingly dominant foothold in the healthcare landscape: Four of the nation’s 10 largest health systems are now Catholic.

As the battle over abortion rights rages on in courts and state legislatures, patients are learning – sometimes the hard way – that their hospital may not offer the services they want.

It raises the question of who owns our hospitals and how does that impact health care?

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