Sarah Palin won't release her medical records because? Palin's Medical Records II

[seemslikeadream]

she was not pregnant? :shrug:

[Ian David]

1. Because she WAS pregnant but Tyawhd wasn't the father of HER baby...

... but WAS the father of her daughter's baby.

I'm just guessing.

[NewJeffCT]

2. maybe she's afraid the liberal media will ask her a question about them?

boo-hoo

[onehandle]

Is she not releasing them? Really? n/t

[jgraz]

3. Brain scan came back negative?

[KamaAina]

13. DUzy!!!!

:rofl:

[Xenotime]

4. She's not?!? That was going to be my answer.

[laruemtt]

5. that would be my first guess. n/t

[pleah]

6. Satan Sara seems to think she is exempt from everything.

Could be the pregnancy thing. :shrug:

[FrenchieCat]

7. Because it is a distraction.

McCain/Palin wouldn't like nothing better than we start a big ruckus demanding her medical records to be released. That will take the talk off of their failing campaign and the economy.

Then, once we have wasted time on this, she would release her records, she would be pronounced in good health, and we would have gotten off message. McCain/Palin mission accomplished!

[sickinohio]

14. Hmmm - you may be on to something there!!

n/t

[Andy823]

8. I just heard that on MSNBC

LIke you the first thing that came to my mind her pregnancy. If she is healthy, and has nothing to hide, the why not release her records?

[FreepFryer]

9. Betcha she's had an abortion. That would be the only thing incendiary enough, imho (n/t)

[seemslikeadream]

10. Palin's Medical Records II

http://andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com/the_daily_dish/2008/10/palins-medica-2.html

According to the NYT today, the Palin campaign has refused to give any interviews or provide any documents with respect to Sarah Palin's health records. Like her refusal to hold a press conference in the campaign, this makes Palin uniquely shielded from accountability in modern times. But there is a public record of what Larry Altman called in the NYT today "the much-discussed circumstances surrounding the birth of her fifth child last April."

So here goes. What follows is all from the public record - from the Anchorage Daily News and the New York Times in three articles here, here, and here. I recommend the originals rather than this summary. I've added some context by talking to leading obstetricians about medical questions I am not competent to answer. It's a remarkable story, whatever your take on it. Since this person could well be the president in the next four years, it may be worth your time to ponder the narrative she has laid out.

We do not know when exactly Sarah Palin discovered she was pregnant at age 43.

We do know that she says she had an amniocentesis to determine for genetic abnormalities. That test, routinely used to determine if an unborn child will be aborted, discovered that Trig had Down Syndrome. Around 90 percent of such babies are indeed aborted. But Palin, admirably to my mind, chose life. The test, however, is also a serious if small risk to the life of the unborn child. The risk is calculated between a 1 in 200 and 1 in 1500 chance of precipitating a miscarriage. Very, very few pro-life activist women agree to an amniocentesis because it can endanger the life of the unborn child with no tangible benefits for the child. Other risk-free methods of predicting the chance of Down Syndrome exist - but would occur later in pregnancy or would not be as accurate. Palin says she decided to take the risk to the life of her unborn child to help prepare her mentally for the task of raising a child with special needs. And, at 43, with Down Syndrome much more common among the offspring of women in their forties, such a test would be routinely offered.

Palin told very few people about the pregnancy. We are even told she kept the news from her husband for three days, who was away at the time. She finally announced the news at 7 months pregnant. She did so, according to the Anchorage Daily News, to

[pnwmom]

11. She takes meds for ADHD?

Or depression?


:shrug:

[WarbirdForObama]

12. Yeap Grannie Palin

Doesn't want anyone knowing that Trigger is her Grandson, and not her son

[oakstable]

15. Health records optional or not?

Is it a requirement for candidates for high office to release records?

Or is it optional?

[livetohike]

16. Welcome to DU!

:hi: I think it's more traditional, not a requirement, but one wonders what the problem is that Palin refuses to release hers.

[seemslikeadream]

17. It is quite important when her running mate has, and may still be battling cancer

[AZCat]

18. John McCain is 72 years old and has health problems.

Just like in 1944, the vice-presidential nominee has far greater significance than in a typical (if there is such a thing) presidential election. The health of Sarah Palin is just as important as the health of John McCain, since there is a very good chance she will at some point have to assume the powers of the presidency (even if temporarily while McCain undergoes medical procedures).

[ThoughtCriminal]

19. Another theory

I can believe that Trig is Sarah's - but that there are no records of pre-natal care or evidence of neglect. Given the bizarre trip back from Texas to Alaska AFTER her water broke, I'm inclined to suspect that maybe she wanted to lose Trig. If medical records (or lack of) back that up, it paints a rather ugly picture for her little cult.

[Saboburns]

20. Sorry, but I believe in a persons right to privacy

I've heard all the arguments why politicians should release their medical records.

However, I think they should stay private.

And that goes for everybody, regardless of party.