{"id":4548,"date":"2010-06-20T22:48:44","date_gmt":"2010-06-20T22:48:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/deaconsbench\/2010\/06\/what-happened-in-phoenix.html"},"modified":"2010-06-20T22:48:44","modified_gmt":"2010-06-20T22:48:44","slug":"what-happened-in-phoenix","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/deaconsbench\/2010\/06\/what-happened-in-phoenix.html","title":{"rendered":"What happened in Phoenix?"},"content":{"rendered":"

That’s the question that Fr. Kevin O’Rourke, a bioethicist and canon lawyer, attempts to discern in this article<\/a> from America magazine.<\/p>\n

It is, to my knowledge, the most comprehensive and detailed overview of the facts surrounding the controversial abortion performed last year at a Catholic hospital in Phoenix. Those who have been following the case should read it. <\/p>\n

It seems clear: there are a lot of gray areas here. And we still don’t know the whole story.  But this helps put what happened in a fuller context.  Check it out.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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