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(4,845 posts)onecaliberal
(32,864 posts)Tickle
(2,525 posts)or a lawyer I would be driving to another state to get what needs to be done. Then I would go back to that state and vote my butt off. I would get involved in helping others vote and we would change the state that is doing this to her/me. This is wrong but we have the power in the voting booth to change it
Where is this?
milestogo
(16,829 posts)No abortions here. But it should still be available in IL or MN.
The baby cannot possibly survive. If the mother does not terminate, she will not survive. This is an emergency. She shouldn't have to travel.
Tickle
(2,525 posts)but she can't change things at the moment so her choices are limited. Go to Il or MN get her procedure and then come back and kick ass. That's what I would do.
I wish her the best and I hope she survives this
WarGamer
(12,452 posts)Whether it's a 45 minute flight or a couple hours drive, she needs to seek out care.
Orangepeel
(13,933 posts)not the pregnant woman
mercuryblues
(14,532 posts)denying me lifesaving medical treatment.
milestogo
(16,829 posts)You can't win a suit against the hospital when the procedure is illegal.
LoisB
(7,206 posts)wryter2000
(46,051 posts)The problem will be if the opinion is nothing can be done.
milestogo
(16,829 posts)Not the fantasy world that Alito and Thomas and Barrett and Kavanaugh and Roberts live in.
Things like this happen to women trying to have families. Are all women supposed to be willing to risk death to have a child?
LoisB
(7,206 posts)together, should decide treatment. Better yet, the doctor advises options and the patient decides.
I agree with what you said 100%.
This woman is seeking medical advice and options from her physician, who can NOT advise her until he obtains a legal opinion?!? Fuck that!
milestogo
(16,829 posts)If she breaks the law, she and the patient could be arrested.
DFW
(54,410 posts)They claim to do the work of God--as if they had received an urgent email, or something.