{"id":13575,"date":"2006-09-15T18:54:00","date_gmt":"2006-09-16T01:54:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/library.consciencelaws.org\/?p=13575"},"modified":"2023-01-28T15:19:11","modified_gmt":"2023-01-28T23:19:11","slug":"does-mission-matter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/library.consciencelaws.org\/?p=13575","title":{"rendered":"Does Mission Matter?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Lawrence E Singer<\/h4>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"170\" height=\"230\" src=\"https:\/\/library.consciencelaws.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/houstonjhealthlawpol.jpg\" alt=\"Does Mission Matter?\" class=\"wp-image-15248\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><strong>Extract<\/strong><br>It is apparent that Catholic health care is suffused with a religious purpose. Its creation is based upon Church interpretation of a duty to Jesus, and its facilities are required to adhere to formal prescriptions of appropriate canonical, ethical and moral behavior. As recently as twenty years ago, questions regarding a facility\u2019s Catholicity and the implications of this calling would rarely have been asked. In part this was because of the highly visible presence of Sisters or Brothers in the facility, making the religious nature of the institution readily apparent to even the casual observer. Too, few Catholic institutions were part of health care systems, and those systems that existed were of a local or regional nature, likely well- known by the communities served.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Today, many Catholic health care facilities have joined together into larger (often multi-state) health care systems with less visible Sister presence and the development of sophisticated corporate management teams distant from day-to-day operations and local community involvement. Many of these systems enjoy significant market power. As discussed below, the heightened visibility of these organizations has led to very public questioning of institutional adherence to religious teaching (especially in the area of sterilizations and, to a lesser extent, abortion), posing a significant challenge to the Catholic mission. Other significant challenges to the mission have also arisen, as the law, the competitive environment, and even changes within the Church present their own hurdles to Catholic facilities. Section III discusses these issues, setting the stage in Part IV for a discussion of whether a religious mission is sustainable in a pluralistic society.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>Singer LE. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.law.uh.edu\/hjhlp\/volumes\/Vol_6_2\/Singer.pdf#_blank\">Does Mission Matter?<\/a> Houston J Health Law Pol. 2006 Sep;6(2):347-377. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lawrence E Singer ExtractIt is apparent that Catholic health care is suffused with a religious purpose. Its creation is based upon Church interpretation of a duty to Jesus, and its facilities are required to adhere to formal prescriptions of appropriate canonical, ethical and moral behavior. 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