A Catholic physician with a lengthy career in hospital leadership explains how the wide-ranging Ethical and Religious Directives for Catholic Health Care Services influence patient care and limit physician autonomy. She calls for greater transparency about these limits, both from Catholic healthcare organizations and the physicians who work in them, so patients can make fully informed choices about where they seek care.
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