Should God be practicing medicine? When religious and secular hospitals merge, health care is often the first victim

Article Abstract:

Many non-Catholic hospitals have sought to control rising costs and other problems by merging, affiliating or forming joint ventures with Catholic hospitals. More than 100 such mergers were formed in 1994. Advocates of human rights fear that the secular hospitals may have to stop providing services that are forbidden by Catholic doctrine, notably abortion and birth control. Poor patients may be forced to travel long distances to find hospitals willing to provide these services. Learning about an impending merging before it is finalized is the key to a successful legal challenge.

Mergers, acquisitions and divestments, Hospitals, Health facilities, Catholic hospitals, Health facility affiliations, states

---

Immigration on-line: the privacy implications of a national registry

Article Abstract:

The US Immigration Reform Commission has proposed the use of a national computer registry using Social Security and INS information to screen out illegal aliens from the workforce. Supporters say the system would save time and money for employer compliance, and reduce fraud and discrimination. Opponents argue Social Security and INS information is inaccurate, employer sanctions are ineffective, loss of control of Social Security numbers would increase privacy problems, and the system would not eliminate the use of illegal workers or discrimination against legal workers.

Usage, Political aspects, Emigration and immigration law, Immigration law, Identification cards, Identification numbers, Personal, Personal identification numbers

---

Is it the beginning of the end for affirmative action?

Article Abstract:

The federal government's inclusion of preference clauses in government contracts has come into question in the US Supreme Court's ruling in Adarand Constructors v. Pena, and affirmative action itself is under fire. The Court raise the standard for assessing federal affirmative action programs from intermediate scrutiny to strict scrutiny in Adarand. Officials in California, other states and Washington, DC, are calling for the abolition of affirmative action. Critics of these politicians note that the disadvantaged are often the first target during lean economic times.

Analysis, Cases, Laws, regulations and rules, Affirmative action, Discrimination, Minority business enterprises

Similar abstracts:

• Abstracts: Multi-mode interaction among technologies. The nature of lead users and measurement of leading edge status. The transformation of technological regimes
• Abstracts: National science training policy and early scientific careers in France and the United States. Startup size and the mechanisms of external learning: increasing opportunity and decreasing ability?
• Abstracts: The rise and fall of 'Supernet': a case study of technology transfer policy for smaller firms. Building bridges for innovation: the role of consultants in technology transfer

This website is not affiliated with document authors or copyright owners. This page is provided for informational purposes only. Unintentional errors are possible.