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Religious nutcase doctors refuse abortion to miscarrying woman who then dies
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Originally posted by NotAllThere View PostDid they? Is that absolutely established?
Is it absolutely clear that if she'd had the abortion, as she requested, she'd be alive today?
Well, I am not medically qualified but if someone miscarries in the early stages of pregnancy, the baby has no chance of survival. Obviously religious nut cases might suggest otherwise just because there was a heartbeat.
Its not clear if she would have survived if an abortion was performed but she would have a chance at least.
What would they do if a pregnancy scan resulted in a diagnosis that the baby would be born with severe disabilities ?Vote Corbyn ! Save this country !Comment
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The point is that for all we know, it was medically in the woman's best interests for her to be treated as she was, and was entirely in accord with all decent medical practice - and she died anyway.
Equally, for all we know, the baby wasn't going to survive, and if the mother had had an abortion at the point she requested, she'd have been alive and well(ish) today.
Maybe we'll find out after the investigation - though I have my doubts.
Posturing about religion, the Irish and the Irish law being to blame at this point is a bit premature.Down with racism. Long live miscegenation!Comment
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Originally posted by NotAllThere View PostPosturing about religion, the Irish and the Irish law being to blame at this point is a bit premature.Comment
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Originally posted by NotAllThere View PostThe point is that for all we know, it was medically in the woman's best interests for her to be treated as she was, and was entirely in accord with all decent medical practice - and she died anyway.
Equally, for all we know, the baby wasn't going to survive, and if the mother had had an abortion at the point she requested, she'd have been alive and well(ish) today.
Maybe we'll find out after the investigation - though I have my doubts.
Posturing about religion, the Irish and the Irish law being to blame at this point is a bit premature.
If it was England would they have aborted ?Vote Corbyn ! Save this country !Comment
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Originally posted by fullyautomatix View PostIf it was England would they have aborted ?
You don't know anything about the patient, the medical history, the issues and you don't have any formal medical training.
A pissed off person goes and bumps his gums to the press, that gets opinion reported in the rags then you form your opinion of how a doctor should have dealt with a situation.
Laughable.Comment
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Anyway, it could have been much worse, they could have come to the UK and got an Indian doctor.
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The material prosperity of a nation is not an abiding possession; the deeds of its people are.
George Frederic Watts
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Originally posted by minestrone View PostAnyway, it could have been much worse, they could have come to the UK and got an Indian doctor.
I'm off to the pub
Fair enough. Indian doctor incompetence is another thread by itself and I have many incidents to talk about. Nothing which resulted in a death of a patient but less serious.Vote Corbyn ! Save this country !Comment
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Originally posted by fullyautomatix View Postthey invoked catholic laws to deny the mother a chance to survive.
There are tulip loads of Catholic 'laws' at home that aren't legally binding.
Originally posted by fullyautomatix View Post
What would they do if a pregnancy scan resulted in a diagnosis that the baby would be born with severe disabilities ?
BTW, I'm not condoning what they did by any stretch of the imagination.Bazza gets caught
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