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Dorian Gray

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22. Wow

Reply to HockeyMom (Reply #9)

Thu Nov 15, 2012, 08:40 AM

Nov 2012

Which hospital was it? (St Vincents?) I only ask bc I live in NYC and am curious.

I'm so sorry you went through that. The whole experience must have been painful and heartbreaking.

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Woman dies after abortion request 'refused' at Galway hospital. [View all] Starboard Tack Nov 2012 OP

Any bets on how long it will be skepticscott Nov 2012 #1

Let them. I'm ready to debate them. MineralMan Nov 2012 #20

While this is tragic, I am not going to jump to conclusions here until there is more data. cbayer Nov 2012 #2

Here's a little more info. Starboard Tack Nov 2012 #4

What is missing here is whether they ever felt the mother's life was in danger. cbayer Nov 2012 #6

"why" appears to be that they played safe, rather than considering the woman's health muriel_volestrangler Nov 2012 #13

Well, this case is getting a serious amount of international intention. cbayer Nov 2012 #16

I believe that Catholic Hospitals Dorian Gray Nov 2012 #21

how do anti-abortionists feel about allowing a c-section to remove the threat to the mother's life, unblock Nov 2012 #3

They wouldn't even give me a SONOGRAM for a 5 week embyro in fallopian tube HockeyMom Nov 2012 #5

Did this happen in Ireland? cbayer Nov 2012 #7

NYC in 1983 HockeyMom Nov 2012 #9

I worked in a hospital that did not do abortions. cbayer Nov 2012 #10

Wow Dorian Gray Nov 2012 #22

St. John's in Elmhurst, Queens HockeyMom Nov 2012 #24

Ah Dorian Gray Nov 2012 #25

Doing a C-section on a woman whose life is in danger Mariana Nov 2012 #27

well i'm not suggesting it except where it's deemed appropriate in terms of the woman's health. unblock Nov 2012 #28

"Her husband told the BBC that it was refused because there was a foetal heartbeat." rug Nov 2012 #8

If there was a fetal heartbeat, then the fetus was not dead and it would cbayer Nov 2012 #11

Ah, I misread it. rug Nov 2012 #12

And right on cue skepticscott Nov 2012 #23

Meaning? rug Nov 2012 #26

"She spent three days in agonising pain, eventually shaking, vomiting and passing out" muriel_volestrangler Nov 2012 #14

Those that participated in that *consortium* should have their licenses revoked. cbayer Nov 2012 #17

I'm very sure they were advised by RCC MineralMan Nov 2012 #19

They should not just be struck off. They should serve lengthy prison sentences, MineralMan Nov 2012 #18

As I said in GD, A Pox on the Roman Catholic Church for MineralMan Nov 2012 #15