New York hospital ordered Catholic nurse to assist with abortion, suit alleges

July 27, 2009

Catherina Lorena Cenzon-DeCarlo-- a nurse and the niece of a Philippine bishop-- has filed suit against Mount Sinai Medical Center in New York after she was allegedly ordered to take part in an abortion despite her longstanding conscientious objections.

“Because it was included in the requirements of her nursing duties as an assistant on the case, Mount Sinai forced Mrs. DeCarlo to watch the doctor remove the bloody arms and legs of the child from its mother’s body by with forceps, and then after the surgery, to view the bloody body parts in the specimen cup, put saline in the cup, and take it to the specimen area,” the suit alleges. “Ms. Carpo [her nursing supervisor] said that if Mrs. DeCarlo did not participate in the case, Mrs. DeCarlo would be brought up on charges of ‘insubordination and patient abandonment.’”

After the abortion, two supervisors allegedly told her that she would need to sign a statement agreeing to participate in abortions if she wished to be able to work overtime.

 

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Further information:

• Catholic nurse ordered to help with abortion (WorldNetDaily)
• Nurse 'Forced' To Help Abort (New York Post)