Clash Between Bishop, Catholic Hospital That Authorized Abortion To Save Woman's Life

[The Pope]

Bishop Thomas Olmsted's decision to revoke St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center's Catholic status in December "is a bellwether of a profound disagreement that is playing out at many Catholic hospitals around the country," New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristof writes. The loss of the hospital's Catholic status is related to its authorization of an abortion to save a woman's life...

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[joazinha]

There are, unfortunately, instances where prompt medical attention is needed to save the mother's life, and if the child dies during such treatment, such as removal of an ectopic pregnancy, nobody can be blamed for it. This is NOT a regular abortion, it is medical treatment that is urgently required to save the mother's life.