Abortion

tirk · Jun 14, 2011

LSU_Sooner said: ↑

my mouth was open reading this story.
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slow down

SabanFan · Jun 14, 2011

LaSalleAve said: ↑

The great republican lie. They only want government interference in SOCIAL issues, not fiscal ones. But they say they want no interference. Look at all the anti abortion bills and anti gay marriage bills that came flying through state senates this past year. Ridiculous.

They believe that this nation should only be good god fearing christians. preferably white, but uncle toms are welcome.
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Is your dope laced?

mobius481 · Jun 14, 2011

hebertjp said: ↑

This reminds me of another story that did end in a forced c-section. A woman who had her first child by c-section wanted to have her next child naturally. Knowing that she wouldn't be able to find an OB/hospital willing to let her do this, she chose to have a home birth with a midwife attending. During her labor at home, she got very dehydrated and her midwife recommended that she go to the hospital to get IV fluids. So she did. While there, the OB oncall got the hospital attorneys to convince a judge to issue an order forcing this woman to have a c-section. A sympathetic nurse saw what was happening and helped the woman leave the hospital through a side entrance. By that time, it was too late. The cops were called and went to her house and arrested her while in the throes of labor. They escorted her back to the hospital, handcuffed her to a gurney and she was subjected to a forced c-section. All for the sake of concern for the unborn child.
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I call bullsh!t.

hebertjp · Jun 14, 2011

mobius481 said: ↑

I call bullsh!t.
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You can call it whatever you want. I haven't found this exact story but here are some others.

Coercive and Punitive Governmental Responses to Women's Conduct During Pregnancy | American Civil Liberties Union

Could You Be Forced To Have A C-Section?

OkieTigerTK · Jun 14, 2011

drs are so afraid of getting sued in our litigious happy society, they do more c-secs than needed in fear they might get sued letting a woman have a natural childbirth, or vag delivery after c-sec.

hebertjp · Jun 14, 2011

mobius481 said: ↑

I call bullsh!t.
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Last post and I'm done.

Found it. There are youtube videos of this woman speaking about her experience, too.

National Advocates for Pregnant Women: WRITING CONTEST TO ADVANCE FEMINIST LEGAL SCHOLARSHIP ON THE SUBJECT OF PREGNANT WOMEN?S CIVIL AND HUMAN RIGHTS

In this case,5 Laura Pemberton scoured Tallahassee and the surrounding areas for an obstetrician
who would attend her in a vaginal birth for her fourth child after a prior caesarean delivery. She
was rebuffed by every doctor she contacted; the risk of catastrophic uterine rupture was too high,
they told her. Believing in her body’s ability to give birth vaginally, Mrs. Pemberton decided to

deliver at home rather than agree to what she viewed as unnecessary surgery. More than a day
into her labor with no sign of complications, she nevertheless worried that she was becoming
dehydrated. She reasoned that the best way to safely manage her labor would be to go to a
hospital for intravenous fluids, and then return home. Mrs. Pemberton entered the hospital ex-
pecting to receive care and assuming that she, like other patients, had a right to informed medical
decision-making, including the right to consent to or to decline recommended medical proce-
dures. When she arrived, she was placed on a fetal monitor that showed that her baby’s heartbeat
was strong, and that her labor was progressing, albeit slowly. However, when the obstetrician on
call realized that she was attempting a VBAC, she refused to give the IV that Mrs. Pemberton
needed—unless she consented to a caesarean. Mrs. Pemberton was alerted by a nurse that
obstetricians were about to seek a court-ordered caesarean section. Without receiving the fluids
and while still in active labor, she fled the hospital out of the back steps in her bare feet.

Mrs. Pemberton made it home to continue her labor, her confidence bolstered by the baby’s
strong heart tones. Her progressing labor was interrupted by a knock at the door: it was a sheriff
and the State Attorney. They entered her home and even her bedroom, following her throughout
her house to make sure she did not flee again. They told her that she had to return to the hospital,
because a court order forcing her to undergo a caesarean section had been granted. Neighbors
looked on as she was removed from her home, still in active labor, with her legs strapped to-
gether on a stretcher. Once at the hospital, she was allowed a “hearing” in her hospital room,
with an armed sheriff, the State Attorney, and obstetricians crowding her room. Although a law-
yer was appointed to represent the fetus, no lawyer was appointed for her. She spoke between
contractions, without the benefit of counsel, telling the judge about the extensive research that
she had done to support her decisions. Despite the fact that she could already feel her baby’s
head in the birth canal and neither she nor the baby showed any signs of danger, the obstetricians
were convinced that she exposed her fetus to too much risk by continuing to deliver vaginally:
the judge agreed. Laura Pemberton was sedated, and her baby removed via caesarean section.
Mrs. Pemberton left the state and went on to deliver four more children, including a set of twins,
vaginally.
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LaSalleAve · Jun 17, 2011

SabanFan said: ↑

Is your dope laced?
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with sunshine and love. :thumb:

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