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Catholic hospital to allow transgender surgery after being sued
CNA ^ | March 3, 2008

Posted on 03/04/2008 5:55:10 AM PST by NYer

Seton Medical Center in Daly City, CA

Daly City, CA, Mar 4, 2008 / 04:19 am (CNA).- A Catholic hospital that refused to allow its facilities to be used for breast implant surgery on a man that had undergone a sex-change operation will now allow the procedure, the California Catholic Daily reports.

In 2006 a doctor told Charlene Hastings, 57, that Seton Medical Center in Daly City would not allow him to perform breast-enhancement surgery on a transsexual.  Hastings claimed that upon further inquiry a surgical coordinator at the hospital said to him, “It’s not God’s will” and “God made you a man.”

A 2006 memo sent by Seton Medical Center to physicians said, “transgender procedures or procedures that are part of the transgendering process may not be performed at Seton, as Seton is a Catholic Hospital.”

Hastings filed suit against the hospital in San Francisco Superior Court in December.  The suit alleged that Seton violated state law, which allows religiously-based hospitals to refuse to perform abortions but makes no exemption for denying elective surgery for transgender operations.

On February 27 the San Francisco television station CBS 5 News reported that the hospital had issued a written statement to CBS 5 that said, “We regret any confusion that may have come from this situation. We want this patient and her physician to know that they are welcome at Seton Medical Center.” 

The hospital still said that Catholic teaching prohibits the accommodation of sex-change operations.

The CBS 5 News station characterized the statement as a “veiled apology.”  It said, “transgender Charlene Hastings has claimed moral victory against Catholics.” 

According to the California Catholic Daily, Hasting’s attorney, Chris Dolan, said that a lawsuit seeking monetary damages would proceed.

“Like any good religious experience, first you need enlightenment and then you need atonement,” said Dolan. “And what we have here perhaps is a glimpse of enlightenment. Has it changed their heart? I don’t think so. Will it change their practice? It better.”

Hastings will not undergo surgery at Seton, saying he would not be comfortable because he would feel the hospital would be “doing it under duress.”


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Philosophy; US: California
KEYWORDS: catholic; homosexualagenda; moralabsolutes; transgender
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To: Trailerpark Badass

“Perhaps they meant operations involving the primary sexual organs. Maybe breast implants alone don’t meet the definition of ‘sex change.’”


Do you mean that there is a legitimate reason for a male to have a breast implant?


21 posted on 03/04/2008 6:19:04 AM PST by John Leland 1789
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To: wideawake

Chris Dolan is listening to an earthly lawyer. Doesn’t he (I assume he) understands the lawyer won’t help him at the gates to Heaven.


22 posted on 03/04/2008 6:19:28 AM PST by George from New England
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To: John Leland 1789

Cheaper than marriage. :)


23 posted on 03/04/2008 6:22:15 AM PST by Philly Nomad
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To: NYer

this is DISGUSTING.......they would be better off closing their doors that this.


25 posted on 03/04/2008 6:27:51 AM PST by tioga (Beware: conservative with back to the wall. Proceed with extreme caution.)
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To: NYer

I would hardly call it a “moral” victory.


26 posted on 03/04/2008 6:29:03 AM PST by Jaded ("I have a mustard- seed; and I am not afraid to use it."- Joseph Ratzinger)
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To: Morgana

he DID go elsewhere in the end


27 posted on 03/04/2008 6:29:23 AM PST by tioga (Beware: conservative with back to the wall. Proceed with extreme caution.)
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To: ClearCase_guy

The hospital has a choice - give in or give up (i.e.: close). To stay open, they must comply with the legal decision.

I do not get the sense that the hospital has changed its mind, or that they believe God makes mistakes, but rather they acknowledge that man’s courts do make mistakes, and this mistake is something they have to live with if they are to continue operating at all.

JMO


28 posted on 03/04/2008 6:34:27 AM PST by MortMan (Those who stand for nothing fall for anything. - Alexander Hamilton)
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To: John Leland 1789
Do you mean that there is a legitimate reason for a male to have a breast implant?

How on earth did you infer that?

What happened obviously is that the hospital was sued into allowing breast implants, but still rejects doing "sex changes," at least until the next sodomite sues them into doing those, too.

29 posted on 03/04/2008 6:35:49 AM PST by Trailerpark Badass
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To: NYer
Hastings filed suit against the hospital in San Francisco Superior Court in December. The suit alleged that Seton violated state law, which allows religiously-based hospitals to refuse to perform abortions but makes no exemption for denying elective surgery for transgender operations.

So business can't deny to perform certain actions based on management's decisions?

Does this mean I can sue if the local pizza house refuses to make sushi for me?

Or how about suing the hardware store for not providing a tanning booth?

30 posted on 03/04/2008 6:39:29 AM PST by Centurion2000 (su - | chown -740 us ./base | kill -9 | cd / | rm -r)
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To: NYer

It’s quite simple. Good is bad; bad is good.
There are moral principles but on the other hand, a hospital is a business. That’s why they caved, but all this can do is demoralize them, especially with the impending lawsuit.


31 posted on 03/04/2008 6:40:45 AM PST by beejaa
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To: NYer

Our local Catholic hospital won’t do sterilizations either. Will they be forced to do this next?


33 posted on 03/04/2008 6:51:37 AM PST by Elvina
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To: CounterCounterCulture
"his physician"

its physician

34 posted on 03/04/2008 7:09:05 AM PST by robertpaulsen
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To: George from New England; wideawake
Hasting’s attorney, Chris Dolan

Dolan is the lawyer.

35 posted on 03/04/2008 7:11:35 AM PST by ELS (Vivat Benedictus XVI!)
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To: NTHockey

‘needs breast implants for?’ .. so he can dance at Hooters?


36 posted on 03/04/2008 7:19:03 AM PST by bboop (Stealth Tutor)
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To: NYer
The suit alleged that Seton violated state law, which allows religiously-based hospitals to refuse to perform abortions but makes no exemption for denying elective surgery for transgender operations."

Well, come on. It's a procedure which violates Catholic teachings, no different than abortion. Though it's not spelled out in the law, it would certainly fall under the umbrella.

Fine. I predict that within one year, it WILL be codified into law. And people say, "Why do we have so many laws?"

Why? Because of 57-year-old, hedonistic, transgendered, cross-dressing transvestites like these who intentionally force their perversion on institutions they KNOW will object.

37 posted on 03/04/2008 7:21:01 AM PST by robertpaulsen
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To: Trailerpark Badass

So, why did the man have a breast implant?


38 posted on 03/04/2008 7:36:38 AM PST by John Leland 1789
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To: NYer

Just charge them a zillion dollars upfront and use 1800’s tools!


39 posted on 03/04/2008 7:59:33 AM PST by thebaron512
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To: wagglebee

Ping


40 posted on 03/04/2008 8:53:45 AM PST by TenthAmendmentChampion (Global warming is to Revelations as the theory of evolution is to Genesis.)
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