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Healthcare provision seeks to embrace prayer treatments
A little-noticed measure would put Christian Science healing sessions on the same footing as clinical medicine. Critics say it violates the separation of church and state.
Reporting from Washington - Backed by some of the most powerful members of the Senate, a little-noticed provision in the healthcare overhaul bill would require insurers to consider covering Christian Science prayer treatments as medical expenses.
The provision was inserted by Sen. Orrin G. Hatch (R-Utah) with the support of Democratic Sens. John F. Kerry and the late Edward M. Kennedy, both of Massachusetts, home to the headquarters of the Church of Christ, Scientist.
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soupsoup:thepoliticalpartygirl:brooklynmutt:...oh dear, sweet baby jesus, please let this...
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mercurypdx reblogged this from soupsoup and added:
“You didn’t pray hard enough.” = Malpractice
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Fine, you wanna play that game? Faith healing should be covered? (And by the way, did Jesus charge when he “faith...
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patattack reblogged this from inothernews and added:
How would prayer cost anything? I am confused.
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In Christian Science healing sessions, EKG monitors are replaced with Christian Science Monitors.
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