Arizona Senate approves lying to women to prevent abortions

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59. The flip side of this is that the baby might have a life threatening problem

But the woman chooses to have her baby at the local hospital, where there aren't specialists available for emergencies instead of a hospital with a neonatal intensive care complete with pediatric specialists, because she believes that her baby will likely be born healthy while the doctor knows the truth. Does the doctor pretend to discover the problem during labor and involve a transfer or arrange for the specialist to arrive shortly before birth? If labor is quick or the doctor suddenly is unavailable, who knows about their secret plans? This sort of action could just as easily lead to the unecessary death or more severe complications for the disabled newborn. In some cases, prompt treatment could mean the difference between death or severe disability and a fairly normal life.