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To Doctors and Medical Personnel

27. We hold those physicians and medical personnel in the highest esteem who, in the exercise of their profession, value above every human interest the superior demands of their Christian vocation. Let them persevere, therefore, in promoting on every occasion the discovery of solutions inspired by faith and right reason, let them strive to arouse this conviction and this respect in their associates. Let them also consider as their proper professional duty the task of acquiring all the knowledge needed in this delicate sector, so as to be able to give to those married persons who consult them wise counsel and healthy direction, such as they have a right to expect.

To me, this sounds like the Catholic Church is giving Doctors and Medical Personnel the freedom to make their own decisions. The Catholic Church wants Doctors and Medical Personnel to keep their faith in mind but isn't necessarily restricting them on their actions. Which is very interesting. The Catholic Church is VERY Pro-Life. There are not many Priests or other religious figures that are Pro-Choice in the Catholic Church. So why didn't Pope Paul VI make a stronger statement against abortion regarding those who perform them?

Regions Hospital, a large hospital in St. Paul, MN, has been dealing with many protesters over abortion. Well, starting December 9th, 2011, Regions Hospital will close the GYN Special Services clinic. Regions Hospital noted that 'it was part of the clinic's overall approach as of late, moving certain medical care services to non-hospital settings'. There are many community based providers that women seeking abortions can go to.

Linnea House, the executive director for NARAL Pro-Choice Minnesota said "I respect the decision made by Regions, I do not think it highlights the need for making sure that women have access to safe care." If Pro-Choice is semi-happy and Pro-Life is happy, then everybody wins. Right? I mean it will be harder to get an abortion but you can still get one. Also, abortion is being taken out of big hospitals all across the nation.

Lets look at the good the Catholic Church has cause with being Pro-Life: Many babies lives have been saved. Lets look at all of the bad the Catholic Church has caused with being Pro-Life: Many rape victims are reminded every day of what happened to them.

In the 50's, if a young girl got pregnant, she was sent off to 'camp' until the baby was born. This way no one outside of the family knew about the 'mistake' she made. Now, women have the option to kill their baby. I know I do not understand the connection a Mother makes with her child but I feel it would be difficult to know that you are killing something inside of you. Abortion is a very large factor in politics in the US. Many candidates either make or break their campaign with their opinions on abortion (and gay marriage but that's a whole different blog).

The United States of America was a place that started as a place one can go for religious freedom. Today's staticists shows that people are moving farther away from the idea of religion. This makes room for science to come in. Science fills many of the theories of religion. Science and Religion conflict on many topics while also giving reasoning to similar topics.
This comes back to a question of standards. Do we let Doctors and Medical Personnel make their own decisions? or do we hold all Doctors and Medical Personnel a set line of standards and guide lines? I think people should be able to make their own decisions when it comes to their morals. Hopefully people stand up for what the believe in and have a strong back bone to stand firm. But this conflicts in my mind because I am Pro-Life. Interesting how on one topic we want people to do what they believe is right but on another we want people to listen to us. Damn this has caused a headache...