According to the Catholic News Agency, Bishop of Phoenix, Thomas J. Olmsted is "gravely concerned" after learning that an abortion took place at a Catholic hospital in his diocese. The abortion was performed last year after the mother, who was 11 weeks pregnant at the time, presented to St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center in Phoeniz, with severe pulmonary hypertension. This serious condition limits heart and lung function and can be fatal in pregnancy. While the ethics committee of the hospital ruled that the abortion was necessary, Bishop Olmsted's official statement, issued May 14, 2010, explains, "I am gravely concerned by the fact that an abortion was perfomed several month ago at a Catholic hospital in the Diocese. . . . While medical professionals should certainly try to save a pregnant mother's life, the means by which they do it can never be directly killing her unborn child. The end does not justify the means."
The website of the Diocese of Phoenix contains resources and information regarding the situation at St. Joseph's Hospital. Also, stay in formed regarding what the secular press is saying. These are the things that most people read and comment upon. These are the things that require our vigilance in knowing the facts and responding in love. For example, follow the story in The Arizona Sun to see how the Phoenix local media presents the story.
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