Catholic moral teachings allow the woman to protect herself from possible conception as a result of the assault so long as any medications administered to do so do not cause an abortion, which is contrary to Catholic moral teachings because it would result in another victim of the assault, an aborted child. |
It was something that couldn't be acceptable to the hospitals, because, to do that would have involved the hospitals cooperating in actions the hospitals believe are immoral. |
To deprive the Catholic Hospitals, which are in urban centers, of these funds, will just make it all the more difficult to provide necessary care to the people that need it most. |