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Navigating care in a Catholic hospital system

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In Washington about half of hospitals are Catholic run due to mergers. And that can complicate access to things like abortion, gender affirming care, and death with dignity.

A new bill would authorize public oversight of hospital mergers and whether they would impact access to care.

Seattle Times reporter Nina Shapiro is here to talk about the bill and our local hospital network.

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