{"product_id":"bishops-and-bodies-reproductive-care-in-american-catholic-hospitals-hardback-9781978828872","title":"Bishops and Bodies; Reproductive Care in American Catholic Hospitals (Hardback) 9781978828872","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eBishops and Bodies\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eReproductive Care in American Catholic Hospitals\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eLori Freedman (Author), Debra Stulberg (Foreword by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781978828872\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 14 July 2023\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e228 pages, 1 color illus.\u003cbr\u003e23.5 x 15.6 x 3 cm, 0.068 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\"Brilliant. . . . The trust Freedman built with her numerous interviewees is crucial, and readers are lucky they are willing to share their experiences. The book is full of compelling stories from patients and doctors, grounding Freedman's nuanced insights about the workings of Catholic health care. . . . It's all important. It's not a long book, and it is well worth the time spent. In nuanced detail, Freedman shows the dangers to pregnant and birthing people of a world in which medical care comes second to theology and politics, and those who carry pregnancies are treated as vessels. Many more Americans live in that world now, and all of us should be concerned about the consequences.\" (Nursing Clio) \"Freedman is a gifted writer: these narratives are superbly written, as is the book overall.\" (Journal of Moral Theology) \"We would do well to study [Freedman's] work carefully . . . . \u003ci\u003eBishops and Bodies\u003c\/i\u003e memorably demonstrates the power of abortion stigma . . . . While we have allowed ourselves to imagine abortion, and really all reproductive healthcare, as somehow distinct from other forms of medicine, Freedman shows this to be a mirage.\" (Catholics for Choice) “It’s a recipe for disaster-the Catholic Church wants the most births possible, and most American women want to limit their childbearing and protect their health with modern advances in contraception and abortion. Yet in the name of corporate conscience, our anachronistic laws allow Catholic healthcare to require physicians of all faiths to do things that violate medical ethics and often constitute malpractice. Freedman’s compelling research, rich storytelling, and incisive analysis reveal how outrageous Bishop-knows-best medicine really is.” - Katie Watson (author of Scarlet A: The Ethics, Law and Politics of Ordinary Abortion) \u003cdiv\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eBishops and Bodies \u003c\/i\u003eis poised to make a significant impact not just in social science and medical humanities circles, but in broader public conversations about health care, reproductive rights, and the place of religion in society.\"\u003c\/div\u003e - Jessica Martucci (author of Back to the Breast: Natural Motherhood and Breastfeeding in America)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eWinner of the 2024 \u003cb\u003eDonald W. Light Award for Applied Medical Sociology, American Sociological Association's Section on Medical Sociology\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e One out of every six patients in the United States is treated in a Catholic hospital that follows the policies of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops. These policies prohibit abortion, sterilization, contraception, some treatments for miscarriage and gender confirmation, and other reproductive care, undermining hard-won patients’ rights to bodily autonomy and informed decision-making. Drawing on rich interviews with patients and providers, this book reveals both how the bishops’ directives operate and how people inside Catholic hospitals navigate the resulting restrictions on medical practice. In doing so, \u003ci\u003eBishops and Bodies\u003c\/i\u003e fleshes out a vivid picture of how The Church’s stance on sex, reproduction, and “life” itself manifests in institutions that affect us all.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eForeword by Debra Stulberg\u003cbr\u003e Prologue: Unsafe and Unequal\u003cbr\u003e Introduction: Doctrinal Iatrogenesis\u003cbr\u003e 1          Growth: How Catholic Health Care Expanded\u003cbr\u003e 2          Inferior: How Catholic Directives Contradict Medical Standards\u003cbr\u003e 3          Consumer Medicine? Patients and the Illusion of Choice\u003cbr\u003e 4          Emergencies: Patient Loss and Suffering\u003cbr\u003e 5          Mostly Above-Board Workarounds\u003cbr\u003e 6          Under the Radar Workarounds\u003cbr\u003e 7          Separation of Church and Hospital\u003cbr\u003e 8          Conclusion\u003cbr\u003e Acknowledgments\u003cbr\u003e Appendix\u003cbr\u003e Notes\u003cbr\u003e Index\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Rutgers University Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52640468435224,"sku":"9781978828872","price":123.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/bishops-and-bodies-reproductive-care-in-american-catholic-hospitals-hardback-9781978828872","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}