Now, under this mandate, unless a Catholic hospital only employs Catholic staff or cares for only sick Catholics it will no longer be regarded as a religious institution and will be forced to fund products and services contrary to the institution's religious and moral beliefs.

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The Earl Mountbatten Hospice is one of the institutions on the island which bears his name - it is the only hospice on the Isle of Wight and cares for over 800 patients facing life-threatening conditions every year.

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