The best option for the Church is to keep the hospitals open and simply refuse to distribute. It will force a confrontation, but in the meantime, the hospital can continue providing legitimate healthcare to the public. When the hospital administrators are led away in cuffs, these hospitals will close their doors, but not before then. The key is to obstinately refuse to follow an immoral law. At that point, all bets are off. Shutting them down right away will only hurt the people they are legitimately giving care to, as well as all of the employees who earn their living at these facilities.
“Shutting them down right away will only hurt the people they are legitimately giving care to, as well as all of the employees who earn their living at these facilities.”
I think you’re missing the point. By being unwilling to use all the tools at your disposal, you essentially cede ground to the opposition. The legislature in this case realizes that it will not get Catholic hospitals to perform what are in effect abortions. But it will get the hospitals to refer patients to abortuaries or other infanticide providers. Which was probably the intent all along.
So we make another little compromise with evil and console ourselves with the idea that we saved people’s jobs and might save one or two people. For now. Until the next little compromise comes along. Probably a bill mandating assisted euthanasia or some such.
The road to hell is still paved with good intentions.