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In reply to the discussion: Critically ill woman faces jail time if she goes forward with life-saving abortion [View all]marybourg
(12,606 posts)36. I'm so sorry that this happened to you and your family.
This should never have happened in the mid-twentieth century.
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Seedersandleechers
Apr 2013
OP
My mother died in childbirth back in 1966 in a Catholic Hospital, even though she
smirkymonkey
Apr 2013
#34
I am so so sorry to hear about your mom and you. That is just horriying what you went
smirkymonkey
Apr 2013
#60
I have a sister that was carrying twins. About the 4th month she knew one of the
southernyankeebelle
Apr 2013
#5
Well for my sister all turned out well. Not so for many people. I know for ME I wouldn't
southernyankeebelle
Apr 2013
#22
your right. I can honestly say this young woman is the joy of the family because
southernyankeebelle
Apr 2013
#59
Because mine was found so early they followed it with daily blood tests to see if it would disolve
Maraya1969
Apr 2013
#51
That's so screwed up that I can' tbelieve that it isn't happening to her in the US.
Orrex
Apr 2013
#9
salon always uses others news for 'their' story. they do credit Amnesty International pic
Sunlei
Apr 2013
#14
This is a decision that should be between this mother and her doctor, and not anyone else....
midnight
Apr 2013
#24
Maybe this is why Reagan sent so much money and so many guns down to defend this regime
Ken Burch
Apr 2013
#29
There is nothing in the First that can force a person to obey religious doctrine either.
freshwest
Apr 2013
#45
President Obama needs to let this woman be brought to the U.S. on humanitarian grounds.
Ken Burch
Apr 2013
#28
Okay. I guess you were taking into consideration posts that suggested she come here.
freshwest
Apr 2013
#47
well if she comes to the US, I hope she goes to one of the few states that will allow abortion
wordpix
Apr 2013
#56
This is going to happen in the US, if the Christian right gets its way
The Flaming Red Head
Apr 2013
#48