Catholic Fire

From CNA: Morning-after pill is no cure and kills a human being, Italian expert says The president of the Catholic Union of Italian Pharmacists, Pietro Uroda, explained that the morning after pill is “a sort of hormonal bomb” that “cures nothing.” “It is a pharmaceutical product that is for killing an eventual embryo” that is already a human being. MORE

Catholics Fear a National Campaign Targeting Church Hospitals HARRISBURG, Pa. — Pennsylvania is the latest battleground in a national campaign by abortion activists directed at Catholic hospitals. The goal? To persuade state legislatures to force Catholic hospitals to dispense the contraceptive known as Plan B. Catholic bioethics experts suggest the abortion lobby and its allies have an underlying agenda: The drug’s pro-abortion promoters hope to eradicate the religious freedom rights of Catholics to set their own policies at Catholic medical institutions. According to Dan O’Brien, vice president of ethics for St. Louis-based Ascension Health, which operates 65 Catholic acute care hospitals, said that 15 states have now passed legislation regarding hospitals’ provision of Plan B to rape victims. Three other states — Pennsylvania, Florida and Wisconsin — are actively considering proposed bills. MORE

Catholic hospitals to follow Plan B law HARTFORD, Conn. - Roman Catholic bishops in Connecticut have agreed to let hospital personnel give emergency contraception to all rape victims, reversing their decision days before a new state law requires it. The church, which runs four of the state's 30 hospitals, had fought the state law requiring medical personnel to give rape victims emergency contraception, sold as Plan B, even if the women are ovulating. MORE My Comment: May God have mercy on their souls! Are you feeling like you're living in the Twilight Zone these days? You're not alone! We must pray for them! Update: Jimmy Akin responds to Bad News in Connecticut. H/T The Curt Jester. Here is The Curt Jester's original post on this controversy.