Disclosure of Religious Identity and Health Care Practices on Catholic Hospital Websites

term abortion appeared sufficient; nevertheless, some disclosures may have been missed.Whether the low proportion of hospitals that did not cite health care restrictions reflects a lack of transparency or nonadherence to the directives is unknown.In addition, some of the hospitals that cited the directives may provide reproductive services.How often patients consult hospital websites for such information is also unknown.Greater transparency about religious affiliation and care restrictions may allow patients to make more informed choices. 1 In the state of Washington, hospitals must provide their reproductive health and end-of-life care policies on publicly available websites.6 Further research on the effect of this initiative on patient satisfaction and health care choices is warranted.