Protest at Catholic Hospital that Employs Planned Parenthood Abortionist

LifeSiteNews.com ^ | July 28, 2010

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Wednesday July 28, 2010

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Protest to be Held at Catholic Hospital that Employs Planned Parenthood Abortionist

DURANGO, Colorado, July 28, 2010 (LifeSiteNew.com) -- On July 29, the pro-life organization LifeGuard will hold a press conference and protest in front of Mercy Regional Medical Center (MRMC), a Catholic hospital that has a Planned Parenthood abortionist on its staff.

"A Catholic Hospital that grants full privileges to a Doctor who brutally murders babies every week is NOT a Catholic Hospital," stated Joe Scheidler, National Director of the Pro-Life Action League in a press release. "Mercy Regional can no longer ignore this issue. We hope to send a clear message - we want Dr. Grossman out of there."

In addition to Joe Scheidler, speakers will include Father Fessio, founder of Ignatius Press, Walter Hoye, Founder of the California Civil Rights Foundation, Gualberto Garcia-Jones of Personhood Colorado, and Dan Anguis, LifeGuard Director.

Gualberto Garcia-Jones has previously pointed out that Dr. Grossman would be unable to support himself on what he makes killing children one day a week.  This means that money from MRMC enables him to continue as an abortionist in the Durango Planned Parenthood.

Dr. Grossman also publicly pushes contraception and a population control ideology in his "Population Matters" blog, which is also published in the Durango Herald.

"Catholic parents who come to Mercy Regional have a right to expect that their child will be received by the hands of a physician who holds all life sacred - not the hands that earlier that week held the instruments of abortion to destroy the life of some other innocent baby," said Scheidler.

"The presence of an abortion provider on the staff of a Catholic hospital is contrary to Catholic social teaching and Catholic moral values. We plead with Mercy to exhort abortionist Grossman to give up his abortion career or resign from the hospital staff."

The protest will be held at 1010 Three Springs Blvd., Durango, CO 81301, on July 29, at 2:00 p.m.

See related stories on LifeSiteNews.com:

Colorado Abortionist works at Catholic Hospital
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From the article:

The protest will be held at 1010 Three Springs Blvd., Durango, CO 81301, on July 29, at 2:00 p.m.

Some [Catholic] Hospitals have too much secular influence.

I know that when I went to a Catholic Hospital, I had to remove my Brown Scapular for surgery, which I found unacceptable. The hospital should have found a way for me to wear it for surgery.

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I hope they start having a weekly protest [and maybe also prayer vigil] at the hospital...

[RebelTXRose]

they wanted my husband to remove his wedding band...In every c-section I had in TX, tape was put over my wedding ring to let everybody know that the ring was there and should STAY there.

Catholic hospital in NY wants no wedding bands and spouses are considered “visitors.” That really offended me when I was helping my husband and the nurse wasn’t!

[mlizzy]

I know that when I went to a Catholic Hospital, I had to remove my Brown Scapular for surgery, which I found unacceptable. The hospital should have found a way for me to wear it for surgery.

My father-in-law went for various surgeries at a secular hospital and I lost count how many his wife had, but they told him the same thing. He simply refused to sign for the surgery, unless they allowed him to wear it, and I believe they pinned it to his gown. Of course, he has a Roman Catholic priest son, and that's always very helpful. He may have had a say-so in this debate as well.:)

[trisham]

It’s my understanding that the issue regarding jewelry is that there is a concern regarding theft.

[mlizzy]

I have so much respect for Joe Scheidler and his son, Eric. Even Eric’s son now is not only joining in on the protests, but organizing them (and he’s quite efficient and serious about his position), and he has another son who photographs as well I believe. Thanks for this information. I’ll pray about this today and try to remember to pray at our grotto during the actual demonstration tomorrow.

[jobim]

I held a pro-life conference last summer, and had the unmatched pleasure of getting to know the presenters: Joe & Ann Scheidler, Walter & Lori Hoye, and Bobby Schindler. No finer, righteous, lovely persons anywhere. They are doing God’s work, and they do it with such zest, such joy, such good humor.

[armydoc]

Rings are routinely removed during surgery, as swelling of the fingers due to resuscitation fluids can cut off circulation to your finger.