[sitetest]

Dear Gophack,

You've done marvelous research, so I hesitate to ask you something that might require more.

The websites that you show say that HCA is a supporter of abortion. What does this mean?

Does it mean that HCA routinely permits, even encourages, that abortions be performed in their facilities?

Does it mean that some doctors bring some patients to their facilities to perform abortions? Does it mean even that some doctors select the operating rooms of HCA hospitals to perform even second and third trimester abortions?

Does HCA actively cooperate with pro-abort groups, like Planned Parenthood? Give grant money to NARAL?

It would be impossible to have a multibillion dollar hospital corporation that didn't once in a while incidentally get tangled up with abortion. It would be a horrible thing if folks refused to invest in health care businesses because they could not maintain "purity" on the issue of abortion. If that is the nature of HCA's involvement, then it's tough for me to think that Sen. Frist is morally compelled to divest.

But if HCA considers abortion part of "routine health care", or actively supports abortion through support of pro-abort groups, support of pro-abort research, support of pro-abort politicians, then Sen. Frist needs to announce a plan of divestiture (remember, he may be under some legal constraints in how he divests, and he has a moral right, also, to divest in a way that doesn't cause him undue financial harm).

I'd be interested to know more.


sitetest

[Gophack]

I don't know the answers to all of your questions, but the research I posted shows that at HCA hospitals and facilities they perform abortions. As the largest for-profit hospital chain in the country, this is important information to have. Also posted was the fact that at one of their facilities infamous Dr. Tiller of late-term abortion fame is the medical director. I suggest you read his website, it'll scare you. We need to pray for a conversion of his heart, because his actions are downright evil.