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6 of the 9 MA Catholic hospitals surveyed in 2004 did not provide emergency contraception. “In 2004, NARAL surveyed the 71 hospitals in Massachusetts with emergency rooms and found one in six did not offer emergency contraception to rape victims. Among the nine Catholic hospitals included in the survey, NARAL found six did not offer it.” (Scott Helman, “Private hospitals may opt out of morning-after pill, Mass. Says,” Boston Globe, 12/7/05)
Saint Vincent Hospital in MA supported the initial decision to exempt Catholic hospitals.
When the state initially ruled that Catholic hospitals would not have to provide EC (later this ruling was reversed), “Judy Mackey, a spokeswoman for Saint Vincent Hospital in Worcester, which does not offer the morning-after pill, said it would have been difficult for the hospital to navigate between state law and Catholic tenets.” (Scott Helman, “Private hospitals may opt out of morning-after pill, Mass. Says,” Boston Globe, 12/7/05)
The Catholic Action League of Massachusetts agreed with the initial decision to exempt Catholic hospitals from the mandate.
“Generally this is a victory for religious freedom and for conscience rights,” said C.J. Doyle, executive director of the Catholic Action League of Massachusetts. “It’s encouraging, but we’re not out of the woods yet.” (Scott Helman, “Private hospitals may opt out of morning-after pill, Mass. Says,” Boston Globe, 12/7/05)
The Catholic Action League vowed to fight the eventual ruling in Court.
“Daniel Avila associate director for policy and research for the Massachusetts Catholic Conference, the public policy arm of the Boston Archdiocese said yesterday that despite the new administration position, Catholic hospitals will continue to have a basis for not handing out the morning-after pill. ‘It’s far from over,’ Avila said, arguing that Catholic hospitals can still rely on prior statute because the Legislature did not expressly repeal it in passing the new bill. ‘As long as that statute was left standing, I think those who want to rely on that statute for protection for what they’re doing have legal grounds.’ Avila said it was premature to be ‘disappointed with any permutation in the debate,’ because a legal challenge was certain. ‘It will be determined in the courtroom,’ he said.” (Scott Helman, “Romney Says No Hospitals Are Exempt From Pill Law,” Boston Globe, 12/9/05)
The Catholic Action League urged hospitals not to comply with the mandate.
“C.J. Doyle, executive director of the Catholic Action League of Massachusetts, a conservative Catholic organization, said Catholic hospitals should refuse to abide by the law. ‘The appropriate response for Catholic hospitals is noncompliance. Otherwise, they would be compromising their religious integrity and Catholic identity,’ he said.” (Steve LeBlanc, “Confusion Over New Emergency Contraception Law Deepens,” AP, 12/9/05)
The final decision was based on an interpretation of law, not a mandate within the law.
“The governor had initially backed regulations proposed earlier this week by his Department of Public Health, which said the new law conflicted with an older law barring the state from forcing private hospitals to dispense contraceptive devices or information. The interpretation would have allowed hospitals operated by the Roman Catholic church, which opposes abortion, to forego compliance with the new regulation…Despite defending the Health Department regulations as late as Wednesday, Romney kicked off a news conference Thursday by declaring a fresh analysis by his legal counsel concluded the new law superseded the old law, and that all hospitals must be required to offer the so-called ‘morning after pill.’” (Glen Johnson, “Romney Scraps Emergency Contraception Out For Catholic Hospitals,” AP, 12/8/05)
Catholics Bishops in Connecticut also fought the same fight against the mandate on Catholic hospitals.
“Connecticut’s three Roman Catholic bishops said Wednesday that they believe their church is under fire in the state legislature, where there have been efforts to require Catholic hospitals to provide emergency contraception for rape victims.” (Susan Haigh, “Catholic Bishops Claim Church Is Under Fire At Capitol,” AP, 4/6/06)

In response to a question from me in response, Karen Hanretty, Thompson spokeswoman tells NRO:

Campaigns are about many things: character, issues, leadership. Mitt Romney often says things that just aren’t accurate. We’ll leave it to voters to decide his inaccuracies on the issues have any bearing on his character and leadership.
Look, it’s not that Mitt Romney changed his position on abortion. It’s that he changed his position on abortion, gays in the military, gay rights, taxes (raising them), Bush tax cuts, Ronald Reagan’s legacy, stem cell research, immigration, campaign finance reform and gun control – just to name a few.
What’s the goal? To set the record straight and hold him accountable.