Civil Rights and Healthcare: A Historical Perspective

Louis Brown, Executive Director of the Christ Medicus Foundation, joins Joe Zalot to discuss the unprecedented challenges that Catholic health care faced under the Biden administration, and what we can expect under Trump 2. In part one of the interview, Louis discusses his work at the Christ Medicus Foundation and at the Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) Office for Civil Rights during the first Trump administration. He also compares and contrasts the abortion policies of the Trump 1 and Biden administrations, and offers his thoughts on what can expect concerning abortion in Trump 2. Resources 1. Louis Brown bio - https://focusequip.org/author/louisbrown/ 2. Christ Medicus Foundation - https://christmedicus.org/ 3 US Department of Health and Human Services, Office for Civil Rights - https://www.hhs.gov/ocr/index.html 4. Bioethics on Air, episode 55: “Protecting Conscience and Religious Liberty” with Roger Severino (February 22, 2021) - https://www.ncbcenter.org/bioethics-on-air-podcast-cms/episode-55-protecting-conscience-and-religious-liberty 5. NCBC Certification Program – https://www.ncbcenter.org/certification-program