Forced to carry a baby to term with no kidneys
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That is a tragic story. I will admit, and I know it's probably rude of me, but I'd have to imagine they could've afforded a cheap flight or drive to a state that allows abortion.
That being said, is an early induction of labor considered abortion? I know the doctor recommended that but later decided they wouldn't perform an early induction because of the liability.
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That is a tragic story. I will admit, and I know it's probably rude of me, but I'd have to imagine they could've afforded a cheap flight or drive to a state that allows abortion.
That being said, is an early induction of labor considered abortion? I know the doctor recommended that but later decided they wouldn't perform an early induction because of the liability.
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That is a tragic story. I will admit, and I know it's probably rude of me, but I'd have to imagine they could've afforded a cheap flight or drive to a state that allows abortion.
That being said, is an early induction of labor considered abortion? I know the doctor recommended that but later decided they wouldn't perform an early induction because of the liability.
@89th said in Forced to carry a baby to term with no kidneys:
⌠but I'd have to imagine they could've afforded a cheap flight or drive to a state that allows abortion.
Specific to this case, itâs reported in the article that âThe only options were to go out of stateâŻto get an abortion or to carry the baby to full term, and Dorbert and her husband didnât have the money to travel.â
More generally, even if they can, they should not have to.
In practice, however, all other states near Florida also have strict anti-abortion laws. Up until mid-April, Florida was itself the âgo toâ state for pregnant women in the region seeking to abort.
As for air travel, typically airlines allow pregnant women to fly up to 36 weeks, and thatâs for otherwise healthy women with no other risk factor. And it may not be a âsingle tripâ affair â for good reasons, the doctor may want to examine the patient first before even allowing the patient to schedule the procedure. Then you are looking at at least two round trips.
Plus going out of state also means going outside their healthcare insuranceâs network â that also often translates to higher costs for the patient.
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There are only a handful of states that permit abortion at >24 weeks. As it should be. Left up to me, it would be none of them.
Bad law is made on isolated cases.
Florida has passed the law, but not yet implemented it, to ban abortion after 6 weeks. As a practical matter, I think that most states eventually change to something in the neighborhood of of 12-20 weeks.
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There are only a handful of states that permit abortion at >24 weeks. As it should be. Left up to me, it would be none of them.
Bad law is made on isolated cases.
Florida has passed the law, but not yet implemented it, to ban abortion after 6 weeks. As a practical matter, I think that most states eventually change to something in the neighborhood of of 12-20 weeks.
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There are only a handful of states that permit abortion at >24 weeks. As it should be. Left up to me, it would be none of them.
Bad law is made on isolated cases.
Florida has passed the law, but not yet implemented it, to ban abortion after 6 weeks. As a practical matter, I think that most states eventually change to something in the neighborhood of of 12-20 weeks.
@Jolly said in Forced to carry a baby to term with no kidneys:
Bad law is made on isolated cases.
I repeat.
At the time, I think Florida's law was 22 weeks. That's reasonable. Her life was not in danger.
And...I've seen miracles with no medical explanation. I've seen ultrasounds that were faulty. I've seen bad diagnoses made.
Sometimes, you play the hand that God gives you. Man is an imperfect being living in an imperfect world. Take every library and every last electron of the internet, combine all that knowledge and nobody will have all the answers. Not me, not you, not any mortal.
There is an answer. There is a reason. Just not here.
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@Jolly said in Forced to carry a baby to term with no kidneys:
Bad law is made on isolated cases.
I repeat.
At the time, I think Florida's law was 22 weeks. That's reasonable. Her life was not in danger.
And...I've seen miracles with no medical explanation. I've seen ultrasounds that were faulty. I've seen bad diagnoses made.
Sometimes, you play the hand that God gives you. Man is an imperfect being living in an imperfect world. Take every library and every last electron of the internet, combine all that knowledge and nobody will have all the answers. Not me, not you, not any mortal.
There is an answer. There is a reason. Just not here.
@Jolly said in Forced to carry a baby to term with no kidneys:
Sometimes, you play the hand that God gives you.
Just think of it as:
âGod gave you (the capacity to figure out) ways to (safely) abort pregnancies.â
Use it, play the card.Further extensions:
âGod gave you the (the capacity to figure out) ways to detect life-threatening fetal abnormalities.â
Use it, play the card.What you have not been given:
âGad has not given you a way to save the life of the fetus/baby born with no kidneys.â
I would, of course, tell you to âuse itâ and even support using our tax money (âgovernment funded healthcareâ) to save such lives, but as it is you donât have it (âGad has not given you this.â) -
@Jolly said in Forced to carry a baby to term with no kidneys:
Sometimes, you play the hand that God gives you.
Just think of it as:
âGod gave you (the capacity to figure out) ways to (safely) abort pregnancies.â
Use it, play the card.Further extensions:
âGod gave you the (the capacity to figure out) ways to detect life-threatening fetal abnormalities.â
Use it, play the card.What you have not been given:
âGad has not given you a way to save the life of the fetus/baby born with no kidneys.â
I would, of course, tell you to âuse itâ and even support using our tax money (âgovernment funded healthcareâ) to save such lives, but as it is you donât have it (âGad has not given you this.â)@Axtremus said in Forced to carry a baby to term with no kidneys:
@Jolly said in Forced to carry a baby to term with no kidneys:
Sometimes, you play the hand that God gives you.
Just think of it as:
âGod gave you (the capacity to figure out) ways to (safely) abort pregnancies.â
Use it, play the card.Further extensions:
âGod gave you the (the capacity to figure out) ways to detect life-threatening fetal abnormalities.â
Use it, play the card.What you have not been given:
âGad has not given you a way to save the life of the fetus/baby born with no kidneys.â
I would, of course, tell you to âuse itâ and even support using our tax money (âgovernment funded healthcareâ) to save such lives, but as it is you donât have it (âGad has not given you this.â)Lad, I don't mock God.
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@89th A lot of these post-Dobbs laws were passed in a hurry and are pretty broadly written, so Iâm not surprised the doctors wouldnât take the risk.
@jon-nyc said in Forced to carry a baby to term with no kidneys:
@89th A lot of these post-Dobbs laws were passed in a hurry and are pretty broadly written, ...
On that point, just today the NC Republican controlled legislature pushed through a 12-week abortion ban in 48 hours:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/05/04/north-carolina-abortion-ban/
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Yes, butâŚ
The North Carolina Senate voted 29-20 on Thursday, entirely along party lines, to advance legislation prohibiting most abortions after 12 weeks of gestation, with exceptions for rape and incest (up to 20 weeks of gestation), âlife-limiting anomalies,â (up to 24 weeks), and life of the mother (no limit).
Thatâs all this woman would have needed.
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Weâre in NC this weekend and have of course heard a lot about this on the news. It also includes up to 24 weeks for a malformed child and no limit for life of the mother situations. Itâs not extreme.
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Weâre in NC this weekend and have of course heard a lot about this on the news. It also includes up to 24 weeks for a malformed child and no limit for life of the mother situations. Itâs not extreme.
