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With Catholic health systems expanding, stricter rules could have implications for reproductive and maternity care across the country.

With Catholic health systems expanding, stricter rules could have implications for reproductive and maternity care across the country.

by Nina Martin ProPublica, Nov. 11, 2014, 10:17 a.m.

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Update, Nov. 12: On Tuesday, the bishops conference overwhelmingly voted to pursue a revision of the directives pertaining to mergers and partnerships. The vote was 213 to 2 with one abstention.

The medical field is advancing so rapidly, its very important for us to address these issues as well [as] for the sake of our people, said Bishop John C. Wester of Salt Lake City, according to the Washington Times. Its not something thats adversarial.

Bishop William Murphy of Rockville Centre, New York, said revisions were needed because Catholic health initiatives have expanded to include buying physicians practices and more. It makes it really very important for us to do the best we can to illuminate Catholic principles in cooperation, he said in the Times story.

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The 2011 merger of the two remaining hospitals in Troy, N.Y., had many potential benefits and one huge hurdle.

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Catholic Bishops Vote to Revise Rules for Health Care Partnerships