The story of Sister Margaret McBride, the Arizona nun excommunicated from the Catholic Church for approving of a life-saving abortion for an 11-week pregnant mother of four, has touched and angered many who respect a woman’s right to make her own healthcare decisions.  Now, Catholics For Choice has organized a way to express support for all of those who believe Sister McBride made the right decision in putting a mother’s life before her first trimester fetus.

From a Catholics For Choice press release:

While her personal position on choice is not clear, we do know that Sr. McBride acted in a thoughtful and pastoral manner with regards to this patient as part of the ethics panel. We need to support Sr. McBride and honor her courage and commitment to staying true to her conscience and to providing the healthcare women need.

Please take a moment to write a letter of support to Sr. McBride. Send your letters to [email protected].  We have already received over 100 notes of support so far from a wide variety of people, and we need your support to ensure that she hears from as many supportive voices as possible.

We will be compiling your letters and notes, and will send them on to Sr. McBride so that she knows she is not alone during this difficult time.  We need her to hear from everyone, from all communities and all faith traditions, so please share this action with your readers and colleagues.

• E-mail your notes to [email protected]
• Leave a message of support on our Facebook page wall 
• Tweet a message to @Catholic4Choice

Whatever way you choose, please send us your notes for Sister McBride  by June 1^st,  2010.