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David Weldon: “I just want to state the case of Fidelis Health Care of New York. This is a Catholic archdiocese of New York cooperative…”

On the recordSeptember 25, 2002
I just want to state the case of Fidelis Health Care of New York. This is a Catholic archdiocese of New York cooperative managed health care plan. Immediately after it was started, Family Planning Advocates of New York, FPA they are called; they are an affiliate of Planned Parenthood International, pursued aggressive action against this HMO. They have called upon the State Health Department to "increase its monitoring of Fidelis informational and referral processes concerning reproductive health care," and they are supporting legislation in the New York legislature to force them to provide abortion counseling. So what we are talking about is we have a Catholic doctor in a Catholic hospital with a Catholic nurse, all of them are pro-life, and these people are wanting to go in there and use the force of government to say you have to do this.
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David Weldon
Republican · Florida
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Addressing the conflict between health care providers' beliefs and legislative actions regarding reproductive health care.

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