In this tragic case, the treatment necessary to save the mother’s life required the termination of an 11-week pregnancy. This decision was made after consultation with the patient, her family, her physicians, and in consultation with the Ethics Committee, of which Sr. Margaret McBride is a member.
Sister Margaret Mary McBride, the hospital’s vice president of mission integration, was a member of the committee that made the decision and has since been assigned new duties.
Why was Sister reassigned and not fired? If one is automatically excommunicated for assisting in any way with an abortion, which she apparently did, then shouldn’t she be relieved of all duties not reassigned?