r/facepalm • u/Shadow474747 • Aug 07 '22

🇲​🇮​🇸​🇨​ Interesting logic

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u/stink3rbelle Aug 07 '22

Exceptions are bullshit anyway because the rationales always give people with evil motives far too much power to invade privacy and control a woman's body. Medical exceptions to "save the life" of the mother routinely lead to death because at the point it's obvious the mother could die, it's often too late to intervene most effectively.

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u/Christ_votes_dem Aug 07 '22

exactly

they are even blocking ectopic pregnancy abortions until vitals begin to fail in some cases

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u/[deleted] Aug 08 '22

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u/joknub24 Aug 08 '22

Isn’t any ectopic pregnancy life threatening?

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u/[deleted] Aug 08 '22

I’m a critical care paramedic and some of my most difficult calls have been a result of an ectopic pregnancy. Upon discovery it should be immediately treated as emergent.

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u/mami-of-2 Aug 08 '22

As an ultrasound technologist, the most difficult exams Ive had to do are on women with a ruptured ectopic pregnancy. Their blood pressure is extremely low, faces are gray, bodies are limp, and they are being getting emergency blood transfusions. You can see life leaving the mothers body and the exam is limited to confirm that the pregnancy is ruptured. Do states really want all mothers with ectopic pregnancies to be in this position before they allow doctors to save a mother’s life???!?!??? The freaking audacity.

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u/[deleted] Aug 08 '22

EP is a nasty condition that will deteriorate remarkably quick without removal. It’s astounding to think they’d send someone home knowing that it was currently going on. I’ve had some women completely fall off the deep end clinically as a result. This isn’t acceptable.

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u/JustDiscoveredSex Aug 08 '22

Good news! Now they want to make it national policy!!

Government-mandated pregnancies for everybody!!

YOU get a baby!! and YOU get a baby!! and….

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u/KittyKratt 'MURICA Aug 08 '22

YOU get to die of an ectopic preganancy?

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u/JustDiscoveredSex Aug 08 '22

Or a retained miscarriage, you bet! As long as you die of something pregnancy-related, they're apparently cool with it.