In the article “Some religious leaders laud abortion ruling, others say choice is needed in ‘morally responsible circumstances’ ,” Pittsburgh Bishop David Zubik, at a news conference at the Little Sisters of the Poor site on Pittsburgh’s North Side, said, “We’re maintaining a consistent message that’s been part of our faith tradition. I think it’s important to help people understand the value of human life.”
Does the Catholic UPMC Mercy Hospital provide free prenatal and child birth care? No questions asked? Is this the tradition?
Asking, because I don’t see this value advertised by Zubik on the UPMC Mercy website, and he chose to hold talk at the Little Sisters of the Poor.
Seems that maybe Zubik and the Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh have economic calculations for the “value of human life,” and understanding this economic calculation will be useful for parishioners to more clearly understand.
P. Michael Lobalzo
Renton, Wash.
The writer is a Bakerstown native.