Board Chairs of Catholic Health System Can’t Be Sued for Healthcare Policy
Court refuses to hear claim of negligence in care because it would impermissibly intrude on religious matters
A federal District Court in Michigan has refused to consider a claim that current and former board chairs of a Catholic healthcare system had negligently adopted healthcare policies that caused a woman to receive improper treatment and information regarding her miscarriage prior to childbirth. The Court said it would not question the Catholic Ethical and Religious Directives because to do so would involve an impermissible intrusion on ecclesiastical matters. (Means v.
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