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Critics wary of UT medical school Catholic teaching hospital

By American-Stateman  
   December 10, 2012

Plans to establish a medical school at the University of Texas and train its students at a Catholic-owned teaching hospital have rekindled debate over public health care services for women and the impact of Vatican rules against birth control.Local health and university officials said they don't see a problem with a partnership between UT, the Seton Healthcare Family and Central Health, Travis County's hospital district. Services for women will continue to be offered in the same way they are being provided now, officials said. But critics in Austin and elsewhere are concerned about the relationship between public bodies and a religious organization, along with the extent of training that medical students and recently minted doctors will get.

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