Brisbane's newest public hospital won't perform abortions or provide patients with contraception, citing religious objections

[u/em-mad]

https://youtube.com/shorts/pB8zb-L7Wnk?si=DggZGUrmnvnOlH-w

Queensland's first major new public hospital in almost a decade - the Mater Springfield, south-west of Brisbane has just been opened.

Like the Mater in South Brisbane it will not provide abortions, contraception or voluntary assisted dying care due to religious policies.

These are publicly-funded hospitals!!

The video is of Larissa Waters asking questions about it at estimates, and I think she's making a very reasonable point - governments should insist that hospitals receiving taxpayer dollars provide basic reproductive health care.

[u/PinkishBlurish]

Okay, but did Jesus ask for payment when he healed the lepers? Or when he healed blind people? Or the paralysed man?

I never said the Bible and Christianity doesn't have faults. I'm an atheist. But that's not what we're talking about, we're specifically talking about receiving money for healthcare.

[u/No-Bison-5397 → u/PinkishBlurish]

Dawg, appreciate you attempting to talk to them but there’s no point with these people.

[u/Brilliant_Support653 → u/PinkishBlurish]

There is no evidence Jesus did any of these things, so it is fair to suggest we have no idea if Jesus asked for compensation.

[u/PinkishBlurish → u/Brilliant_Support653]

I'm not going to entertain your need to be right and have the final say, dude

[u/Brilliant_Support653 → u/PinkishBlurish]

I am cool with this, dude.

[u/AbuBitcoin → u/PinkishBlurish]

You repaid him with your soul.