I'd like to note that the hospital officials (also Catholic!) in this case defended McBride's decision. This was reported on abcnews.go.com on June 1, 2010 if you're so inclined to research it. Googling "sister margaret mcbride" would also yield significant data on this, as well.Kheapathic said:One thing; that hospital is obviously a Catholic hospital and Catholics are deeply against contraception and abortion. Their hospital staff will do everything they can to save a baby before saving the parent, regardless of how early complications may arise. This is more of a mark against the hospital than the state. But at the same time, if people knew about this they could've gone to a hospital where the staff could be more concerned about saving the life of the mother.CrazyCapnMorgan said:As I said in a previous thread about this issue:
Arizona...
A place where they love people so much...
One Bishop Thomas J. Olmstead fired one sister Margaret McBride from St. Joseph's Hospital and excommunicated her from her church for suggesting abortion to save an 11 week pregnant woman, who was a mother of 4 at the time, suffering from Pulmonary Hypertension. This malady, Sister McBride and others believed would kill the mother and, in turn, kill her child. The Bishop later stated that, "An unborn child is not a disease...the end does not justify the means".
and...
Where the governor of the state worries more about supposed dead people in the desert than the live people thrown out of medical care and left to die because of the neccesity to balance their stupid, fucking budget.
Arizona: Proving there's more batshit in a desert than a cave.
I live in New York. I could go on about the weirdness and oddities of my state (Mr. Palamino...er, I mean...Paladino would be a fine example) and the whole Muslim spying thing by the NYPD going absolutely ape shit...but we all have our stories, n'est pas?Kheapathic said:Now Arizona is also a border state, I'm not sure where you live but try living down here and witnessing all the shit that goes on. Do you know that part of a state park is part has signs around it because of all the drug cartels running shit through it and their willingness to shoot anyone they don't recognize? I'm not in support of this bill but try understanding all the bullshit the region has before you make accusations
However, with this recent bill proposal and Gabby Gifford's shooting still somewhat relevant in this issue, I say again...
Arizona: Proving there's more batshit in a desert than a cave.