Mercy Hospital has withdrawn from a proposed merger with Maine Medical Center an

Mercy Hospital has withdrawn from a proposed merger with Maine Medical Center and Brighton Medical Center because of the Catholic Church\u27s opposition to abortion and a desire to retain key decision-making powers at the 200-bed Catholic hospital -- Mercy is owned by Eastern Mercy Health Systems Inc of Philadelphia, a Catholic organization that manages 15 East Coast hospitals Representatives from the three hospitals were scheduled to go before the Legislature this week to resolve monopoly and cost concerns -- Detail