This is a horror - she has something cancerous - a cancer - and is told nothing can be done because in this case it would be considered abortion though it could never be a viable foetus. Insane. One thing: I would have left much sooner - this was something cancerous.
Thanks Elsa. This fits into the law of unintended consequences. Zealous politicians don't understand pregnancy and the complications of pregnancy. A molar pregnancy is not something that is going to be discovered early. It might not even be discovered in the first three months.
The U.S. maternal mortality rate for 2021 was 32.9 maternal deaths per 100,000 live births, which is more than ten times the estimated rates of some other high income countries, including Australia, Austria, Israel, Japan and Spain which all hovered between 2 and 3 deaths per 100,000 in 2020.
I have four granddaughters scattered over 3 states. One in SC is expecting her first child in mid-July and has thus far had an uncomplicated pregnancy. Still, I will continue to fret about her ability to access appropriate reproductive care until this baby is born.
Our politicians are obsessed with passing ever more restrictive law, even to the point of some legislators proposing the death penalty for women who seek abortions. I can't imagine being a woman of childbearing capability and not knowing from day to day whether my life could potentially be sacrificed to some politician's quest for reelection!
Thanks Annette. Great to hear from you. The physician should provide care that is based on science, empathy, relationship, and advocacy for patients. Imagine the emotional trauma of learning that your pregnancy will not produce a baby, that it is malignant tissue, and then be treated like a criminal by the institutions that are supposed to help you. When care finally came the cancer was so advanced that the abortion procedure did not cure it. Major stress piled upon major stress needlessly. What could be more frustrating to the clinicians who trained to care for their patients? No wonder clinicians are leaving obstetrics and those services are in short supply.
Always good to hear from you, Bill! I agree 100% with all the above - If I were a new med school grad, there's no way I would opt for an OB/GYN residency, no matter how much I loved the practice.
I couldn't agree more. What right do politicians have to make those decisions for another person. In another case, a woman is suing the state of Texas after being denied an abortion. She told lawmakers that not receiving abortion care harmed her mental health and might prevent her from having children in the future.
All of this is alarming and considering our overall life expectancy has dropped. It’s time for politicians that weaponized health issues of which they know nothing about to stop playing MD. It’s so sad. I honestly am very concerned. Too much toxic politics.
Thanks Laura. I see that you are a registered nurse so you have a scientific perspective. Great leaders construct an environment that sets professionals up to serve Americans better. Too many leaders are using medical issues to inflame emotions and kill the possibility of rational discussion and solutions. Political extremists are doing great damage to this country and scientific medicine
That is such a sad story. I don't know why politicians think they know more than the medical professionals.
This is a horror - she has something cancerous - a cancer - and is told nothing can be done because in this case it would be considered abortion though it could never be a viable foetus. Insane. One thing: I would have left much sooner - this was something cancerous.
Thanks Elsa. This fits into the law of unintended consequences. Zealous politicians don't understand pregnancy and the complications of pregnancy. A molar pregnancy is not something that is going to be discovered early. It might not even be discovered in the first three months.
https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/molar-pregnancy/symptoms-causes/syc-20375175#:~:text=Because%20of%20improved%20ways%20of,large%20early%20in%20the%20pregnancy
The U.S. maternal mortality rate for 2021 was 32.9 maternal deaths per 100,000 live births, which is more than ten times the estimated rates of some other high income countries, including Australia, Austria, Israel, Japan and Spain which all hovered between 2 and 3 deaths per 100,000 in 2020.
https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2023/03/16/1163786037/maternal-deaths-in-the-u-s-spiked-in-2021-cdc-reports#:~:text=The%20U.S.%20rate%20for%202021,deaths%20per%20100%2C000%20in%202020.
Shocking and horrific.
I have four granddaughters scattered over 3 states. One in SC is expecting her first child in mid-July and has thus far had an uncomplicated pregnancy. Still, I will continue to fret about her ability to access appropriate reproductive care until this baby is born.
Our politicians are obsessed with passing ever more restrictive law, even to the point of some legislators proposing the death penalty for women who seek abortions. I can't imagine being a woman of childbearing capability and not knowing from day to day whether my life could potentially be sacrificed to some politician's quest for reelection!
Thanks Annette. Great to hear from you. The physician should provide care that is based on science, empathy, relationship, and advocacy for patients. Imagine the emotional trauma of learning that your pregnancy will not produce a baby, that it is malignant tissue, and then be treated like a criminal by the institutions that are supposed to help you. When care finally came the cancer was so advanced that the abortion procedure did not cure it. Major stress piled upon major stress needlessly. What could be more frustrating to the clinicians who trained to care for their patients? No wonder clinicians are leaving obstetrics and those services are in short supply.
Always good to hear from you, Bill! I agree 100% with all the above - If I were a new med school grad, there's no way I would opt for an OB/GYN residency, no matter how much I loved the practice.
I loved what you did as a nurse. I could tell you were all about helping people.
Thanks for those kind words! I loved my profession, even on the hard days :)
Bill: Hard for me to imagine that health care personnel would behave this way. What have we come to?
We have come to a very dark place. Health care personnel are behaving this way because they are afraid of going to prison.
I couldn't agree more. What right do politicians have to make those decisions for another person. In another case, a woman is suing the state of Texas after being denied an abortion. She told lawmakers that not receiving abortion care harmed her mental health and might prevent her from having children in the future.
Thanks Janice. And most of the politicians are men who have never been pregnant.
All of this is alarming and considering our overall life expectancy has dropped. It’s time for politicians that weaponized health issues of which they know nothing about to stop playing MD. It’s so sad. I honestly am very concerned. Too much toxic politics.
Thanks Laura. I see that you are a registered nurse so you have a scientific perspective. Great leaders construct an environment that sets professionals up to serve Americans better. Too many leaders are using medical issues to inflame emotions and kill the possibility of rational discussion and solutions. Political extremists are doing great damage to this country and scientific medicine
Totally agree. Thank you