{"id":28869,"date":"2018-09-18T20:51:35","date_gmt":"2018-09-18T20:51:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/avemariavillage.org\/?page_id=28869"},"modified":"2025-12-18T10:44:51","modified_gmt":"2025-12-18T16:44:51","slug":"directives","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/smphealth.org\/avemaria\/about-us\/directives\/","title":{"rendered":"Directives"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1537302989524{padding-top: 25px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1461313099115{margin-top: -13px !important;}&#8221; offset=&#8221;vc_col-lg-9 vc_col-md-12&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;29585&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; style=&#8221;vc_box_outline&#8221;][vc_column_text]Developed and promulgated, by the United States Catholic Conference of Bishops, the Ethical and Religious Directives for Catholic Health Care Services (ERDs) serve as a normative guide for all Catholic-sponsored health care systems. 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To provide a context in which concrete issues can be discussed from the perspective of the Catholic faith, and 2.\u00a0 To protect the truths of the Catholic faith as those truths are brought to bear on concrete issues in health care.[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]For further information, or to obtain a physical copy of the Ethical and Religious Directives, please contact the CEO or chaplain at <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">SMP Health &#8211; Ave Maria<\/span>.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;25px&#8221;]<div class=\"gem-textbox \"  ><div class=\"gem-textbox-inner\" style=\"\"><div class=\"gem-textbox-content\" style=\"color: #ffffff;background-color: #6699cc;background-position: center top;\"><div class=\"gem-alert-box\"><div class=\"gem-alert-inner\"><div class=\"gem-alert-box-picture\"><div class=\"gem-icon gem-icon-pack-material gem-icon-size-medium  gem-icon-shape-square gem-simple-icon \"  style=\"opacity: 1;\"><div class=\"gem-icon-inner\" style=\"\"><span class=\"gem-icon-half-1\" style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><span class=\"back-angle\">&#xf287;<\/span><\/span><span class=\"gem-icon-half-2\" style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><span class=\"back-angle\">&#xf287;<\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"gem-alert-box-content\">[vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;Read the full text of the Ethical and Religious Directives for Catholic Health Care Services&#8221; font_container=&#8221;tag:p|font_size:18|text_align:left|color:%23ffffff&#8221; use_theme_fonts=&#8221;yes&#8221;]<\/div><div class=\"gem-alert-box-buttons\"><div class=\"gem-button-container gem-button-position-center thegem-button-69de722aa297d5670    \"  ><a class=\"gem-button gem-button-size-small gem-button-style-flat gem-button-text-weight-normal gem-button-icon-position-right\" data-ll-effect=\"drop-right-without-wrap\" style=\"border-radius: 3px;background-color: #003366;\" onmouseleave=\"this.style.backgroundColor='#003366';\" onmouseenter=\"this.style.backgroundColor='#95ca3c';\" href=\"http:\/\/www.usccb.org\/about\/doctrine\/ethical-and-religious-directives\/index.cfm\" target=\"_blank\">Read Directives<i class=\"gem-print-icon gem-icon-pack-fontawesome \">&#xf08e;<\/i><\/a><\/div> <\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>[\/vc_column][vc_column offset=&#8221;vc_col-lg-3 vc_col-md-12&#8243; el_id=&#8221;secondary&#8221;][vc_widget_sidebar sidebar_id=&#8221;page-sidebar-1&#8243;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1537302989524{padding-top: 25px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1461313099115{margin-top: -13px !important;}&#8221; offset=&#8221;vc_col-lg-9 vc_col-md-12&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;29585&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; style=&#8221;vc_box_outline&#8221;][vc_column_text]Developed and promulgated, by the United States Catholic&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":28845,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-28869","page","type-page","status-publish"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Directives - SMP Health - Ave Maria<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Ave Maria, inspired by Sisters of Mary of the Presentation, offers compassionate care as we work toward the mission of Jesus. 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