


'Sister Margaret 'met the requirements for reinstatement with the church and she is no longer excommunicated. Mercy nun at hospital that allowed abortion 'no longer excommunicated' Catholic News Service. 'Arizona: Hospital Loses Catholic Affiliation.' The New York Times, December 22, 2010, pg. 'Nun Excommunicated for Allowing Abortion'. 'A history of the Barrow Neurological Institute'. ^ 'Best Hospitals 2009 Specialty Search: Neurology and neurosurgery'.^ 'Center for Thoracic Transplantation', Accessed September 24, 2010.Joseph's Expects Lung Transplant Program to Nearly Double after Receiving CMS Accreditation', October 23, 2009. Joseph's Lung Transplantation Program', Accessed October 13, 2010. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center | Dignity Health'. Olmsted wrote that he could not verify that the hospital provides health care consistent with 'authentic Catholic moral teaching.' He later issued a decree on 21 December 2010 revoking the hospital's affiliation with the Catholic Church, after months of discussion had failed to induce the hospital management to refuse to perform similar abortions in the future. Bishop Olmsted asked Catholic Healthcare West to provide a moral analysis of the case.
