In May 2010, Olmsted declared that Margaret McBride, a hospital Sister of Mercy, was automatically excommunicated after permitting an abortion to save the life of a mother of four who was 11 weeks pregnant and suffering from pulmonary hypertension.
Margaret McBride was automatically excommunicated after permitting an abortion to save the life of a mother of four and suffering from pulmonary hypertension. This was what Olmsted declared in May 2010. This life of a mother of four was 11 weeks pregnant. Margaret McBride was a hospital Sister of Mercy.