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Almost a third of Catholic hospitals are located in rural areas.
There have been more than 140 agreements between religious and non-religious hospitals since 1997.
LGBT families are no longer allowed to be discriminated against while tending to loved ones in the hospital.
Four of the ten largest healthcare systems in the United States by hospital count are religiously-sponsored.
Religiously-affiliated hospitals receive more than $45 billion in public funding each year yet are not required to provide the health care services that women need.

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Has your local hospital announced a merger or affiliation with a religiously-affiliated hospital that uses doctrine to restrict patients’ access to health services?
Has a pharmacist refused to fill your prescription because of personal objections to contraception?
Have you been denied medical care or information by a physician who cited religious or moral objections?

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Jane VanDeBogart Action Fund

In memory of Jane VanDeBogart, we have established a new fund will help empower our grassroots activists who are fighting the negative effects of religious/secular hospital mergers, as Jane did so passionately. Help us grow this fund by making a tax-deductible donation today to remember Jane or honor of a passionate social justice activist in your life!

About Jane VanDeBogart

During her lifetime, Jane invested her time, intellect, determination and dollars in struggles for social justice, including reproductive justice. Jane was instrumental in preserving community access to comprehensive reproductive health services when Kingston Hospital merged with nearby Catholic sponsored Benedictine Hospital under orders from a state hospital “rightsizing” commission.

Jane's dedication to preserving reproductive health services in the community led to the opening of the new separately-incorporated Foxhall Ambulatory Surgery Center. Located next to Kingston Hospital, Foxhall is now providing abortions and other reproductive care along with other outpatient services such as podiatry and eye surgery.

Outside the center, a beautiful garden and bench have been dedicated to Jane’s memory. Jane died all too early, at age 67, from a recurrence of breast cancer in 2008. Even in the last months before she died, Jane managed to testify before a state hospital review commission, and participated in merger strategy meetings from her hospital bed.

Please use this link to donate to the Jane VanDeBogart Action Fund through our fiscal sponsor, Community Catalyst.

Thank you.

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