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When it’s a fetus, except if it’s at a Catholic hospital, but only when it’s part of a malpractice suit.

Aiming to limit damages, Catholic hospital argues a fetus isn’t the same as a ‘person’

Catholic Health Initiatives-Iowa, a faith-based health care provider, is arguing in a medical malpractice case that the loss of an unborn child does not equate to the death of a “person” for the purpose of calculating damage awards. In Iowa, court-ordered awards for noneconomic losses stemming from medical malpractice are capped at $250,000, except in cases that entail the “loss or impairment of mind or body.” Attorneys for the CHI and MercyOne hospital are arguing the cap on damages still applies in cases where the “loss” is that of a fetus or unborn child.
https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/crime...

Totally got it. A fetus is the same as a person for legal purposes, and abortion is murder, except when it’s part of a lawsuit which might cost the Catholic hospital money, in which case it’s not the same thing at all. Very easy to understand, legally speaking.

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