Despite California's reputation of defending health-care access for vulnerable populations, the UC system is facing a reckoning about its partnership with hospitals that provide discriminatory & negligent care because of religious affiliations.

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The only way this will change is if you take action, like tweeting about the issue, emailing your friends/family/neighbors/strangers at coffee shops/postmates delivery people, or signing this petition.

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Are these hospitals even common? What are the Ethical & Religious Directives? Which restrictions are applied? Can’t you just switch hospitals?

Read: “As Catholic Hospitals Expand, So Do Limits on Some Procedures” NY Times or “Column: UC’s deal with Catholic hospitals threatens the health of women and LGBTQ patients” LA Times

How has this affected people’s healthcare? What are some real-world examples?

Sources:

Working Group on Comprehensive Access, UC Report & updates

Health Care Denied, ACLU

Do the effects of restrictive and/or compromised healthcare reach far beyond the immediate effects to harm women’s academic, economic, and professional prospects? (You bet.)

Do these policies particularly affect specific groups? (You bet.)

Read: The importance of access to comprehensive reproductive health care, including abortion: a statement from women's health professional organizations, American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology

These policies are particularly terrifying in light of the ongoing maternal healthcare crisis currently plaguing the country.

Watch the movie Birthright: A War Story (free on Kanopy for UCLA students)

 Okay, this is awful. What is the connection to the UC system? What’s happening now? What can I do? Aaahhhhhhhhh

Compilation of selected resources:

Sign this petition

“As Catholic Hospitals Expand, So Do Limits on Some Procedures” NY Times

“Column: UC’s deal with Catholic hospitals threatens the health of women and LGBTQ patients” LA Times

Working Group on Comprehensive Access, UC Report & updates

Health Care Denied, ACLU

The importance of access to comprehensive reproductive health care, including abortion: a statement from women's health professional organizations, American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology

Watch the movie Birthright: A War Story (free on Kanopy for UCLA students)

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