Roman Catholic hospitals in the United States will neither permit abortions to be performed in their facilities nor close their doors if the Freedom of Choice Act (FOCA) becomes law, a bishop says. Robert Lynch, bishop of the Archdiocese of St. Petersburg, Fla., made those assertions after participating in a meeting of the Catholic Health Association (CHA). Writing on his weblog Feb. 6, Lynch said the CHA reaffirmed several actions, including: If the federal government enacts legislation requiring health-care facilities to perform abortions, “we will not comply even if our actions constitute civil disobedience.”