Take Action

Are you interested in getting involved? Here are some actions you can take:

  • Call your elected officials (both parties): Ask them to support efforts to improve healthcare in WA state. As we identify specific bills we are supporting or opposing we will provide additional information to enable you to make informed calls about those bills.
  • Share information about the Guaranteed Comprehensive Care resolution with your local Legislative District: Contact Judi Chelotti at [ EMAIL ] for information about the resolution and contacts in your legislative district for a presentation with the goal of adoption in your districts.
  • Sign up for Take Action Network (TAN): TAN is a statewide Indivisible group that publishes actions related to pending legislation. During the sign-up process you can select areas of focus for notifications you receive (e.g., healthcare or housing). Register for TAN training
  • Learn to use the Washington State Legislature website: Click here to learn more about how to participate in the state legislative session.
  • 2025 bills supported by Save Secular Healthcare WA: Click here to access the 2025 Session Bills section of the SSHWA LiveBinder. This section is updated weekly with information and actions.

Some considerations for further legislative action…

Some ideas of how the inequities of faith-based hospital systems might be challenged:

  • In 2024, Catholic Hospitals in Washington were sued by the state and forced to pay back millions of dollars of charitable care they did not offer to eligible patients. Does withholding charitable care violate the tenants of a non-profit entity? Does it violate standing agreements between the state and the hospitals?
  • Can faith-based health care delivery systems deny standard medical care if receiving federal or state tax dollars?
  • Can a health care system force medical staff to violate their conscience and their oath to “do no harm” by having them withhold potentially life-saving medical care?
  • Can a faith-based health care system adopt policies that limit the medical information that is allowed to be shared with the patient? Does this still meet the legal requirements of ‘informed consent?’
  • WA state bill #1608, (RCW 70.03.020 Health Care Providers – Providing Information to patients was passed in 2020, requiring providers to share all reasonable medical options to their patients. If you have been denied informed consent from a faith-based health care facility, please contact us.
Please contact us using the form below if you have questions or have experienced a loss of care options.