Defending the ERDs | National Catholic Reporter

Defending the ERDs | National Catholic Reporter by MSW.  MGB: The problem would be not if the hospital acted according to the ERD, but if they perceived that they could not contrary to the one on abortion without the local bishop coming down on them.  These should be a document of CHA, not the USCCB.  The bishops need to stay out of it because they do not have medical degrees nor are they that well versed in the ERDs themselves.  The participation of the ACLU is regrettable.  This should be settled quietly in negotiations between the insurerer and the patient's malpractice attorney.