(OSV News) A Catholic hospital in Oklahoma said the federal government has backed off after presenting it with a choice to either extinguish a candle in its chapel s sanctuary or risk its ability to treat patients covered by Medicare, Medicaid or the Children s Health Insurance Program, which would have jeopardized its ability to operate at all.
The hospital was represented by a religious liberty law firm that says the government violated the First Amendment.
Lori Windham, vice president an
(OSV News) A Catholic hospital in Tulsa, Oklahoma, said the federal government has presented it with a choice to either extinguish a candle in its chapel s sanctuary or risk its ability to treat patients covered by Medicare, Medicaid or the Children s Health Insurance Program, jeopardizing its ability to operate at all.
The hospital is being represented by a religious liberty law firm that says the government is violating the First Amendment.
St. Francis Hospital South, which is part of St.
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