Bella Health and Wellness is a non-profit Catholic medical clinic in the Denver metropolitan area that offers high-quality, faith-based healthcare to men, women, and children from all backgrounds[1][2]. Founded by Catholic nurse practitioners Dede Chism and Abby Sinnett, Bella Health and Wellness is committed to providing dignified, life-affirming care that honors the dignity of every patient[1][2].
Bella Health and Wellness offers a wide range of medical services, including OB-GYN care, family medicine, pediatrics, functional medicine, fertility education, and wellness programs[2]. The clinic uses NaPRO Technologies, a women’s health science that monitors and maintains a woman’s reproductive and gynecological health[2]. Bella Health and Wellness also provides comprehensive prenatal care, supporting women who choose natural or medicated births[4].
One of the unique aspects of Bella Health and Wellness is its commitment to providing abortion pill reversal services[1][3][5]. Consistent with its Catholic beliefs, the clinic offers progesterone therapy to women who change their minds after taking the first abortion pill[1][5]. This treatment has been successful in reversing the effects of a miscarriage caused by an abortion pill, with no negative side effects[1].
However, a recent Colorado law has made it illegal for religious healthcare clinics like Bella Health and Wellness to offer abortion pill reversal services[1][3]. The law also prohibits clinics from advertising such services, even though progesterone has been safely used for years to promote healthy pregnancies[1][3]. In response, Becket, a public interest law firm, filed a lawsuit on behalf of Bella Health and Wellness, challenging the law as a violation of the clinic’s religious freedom[1][3][5].
In April 2023, a Colorado district court granted emergency relief to Bella Health and Wellness, protecting the clinic from the state’s targeting[1][3]. The court’s decision in the Bella Health case is considered a significant victory for religious freedom, as it clarifies that the government must meet the highest standard of legal scrutiny when enacting laws that predominantly burden religious activity[3].
Bella Health and Wellness continues to serve its patients with dignity and respect, providing high-quality healthcare that aligns with its Catholic beliefs[1][2][4]. The clinic’s mission is to make people whole – body, mind, and soul – by offering compassionate care and supporting the inherent dignity of every human life[2].
Citations:
[1] https://www.becketlaw.org/case/bella-health/
[2] https://www.bellawellness.org
[3] https://www.ncregister.com/blog/bella-health-injunction-is-milestone-victory-for-religious-freedom
[4] https://www.bellawellness.org/obstetrics-and-prenatal
[5] https://becketnewsite.s3.amazonaws.com/20230414214855/Complaint-in-Bella-Health.pdf
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