Several hundred people attended a forum at Town Hall Seattle to discuss how takeovers of secular hospitals by Catholic health care corporations can limit patients’ access to lawful end-of-life and reproductive health care and care for LGBT individuals and their families. We co-sponsored the event with ACLU of Washington, Legal Voice, NARAL Pro Choice Washington, and Planned Parenthood Votes Northwest.
Panelists included:
Sheila Rynertson, MergerWatch
Aaron Katz, UW School of Public Health
Mary Kay Barbieri, attorney, People for Healthcare Freedom
Mauricio Ayon, WA Community Action Network Legislative Director
Sarah Shannon, UW Nursing School faculty
Moderated by Erica Barnett, Publicola
Here is an audio recording of the event. Watch the video here.