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To: Olog-hai
On this other FR thread
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2960561/posts
there's a good article by Phil Lawler about the Irish sitution. The bottom line is that neither Irish law nor Catholic morality would have prevented the doctors from doing what was needed to save this woman's life.

Why they didn't catch the septicemia and treat her with an antibiotic on Day One is beyond me. She died of "medical malpractice," not Catholic morality or Irish law.

BTW Ireland has the lowest maternal mortality of any counry in the world. A fact that ought to be more widely appreciated.

7 posted on 11/17/2012 5:14:10 PM PST by Mrs. Don-o (Point of information.)
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To: Mrs. Don-o

Thanks for the details. I figured it was something like that.

Abortion is NEVER necessary to save the life of the mother. There are a few very rare situations where the baby may end up dying because of medical treatment, but the Church does not consider those to be abortion. For instance, if a woman has cancer and needs radiation or chemotherapy to survive, a secondary effect of that treatment may be to cause a miscarriage. But that is not considered to be an intentional abortion. And some heroic women have freely chosen NOT to have their cancers treated in order to bring the baby alive into the world, giving their lives for the sake of their children. But that is not required by the Church.

Abortion to save the mother’s life is just a weasel-worded liberal lie.


13 posted on 11/17/2012 5:25:35 PM PST by Cicero (Marcus Tullius)
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To: Mrs. Don-o

BTW Ireland has the lowest maternal mortality of any counry in the world. A fact that ought to be more widely appreciated.

STAND STRONG IRELAND FOR LIFE, NOTHING IS MORE IMPORTANT.


15 posted on 11/17/2012 5:43:39 PM PST by TomasUSMC ( FIGHT LIKE WW2, FINISH LIKE WW2. FIGHT LIKE NAM, FINISH LIKE NAM)
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To: Mrs. Don-o

The Irish = to national health care, but you won’t hear the leftists admitting that.


31 posted on 11/17/2012 9:01:19 PM PST by Amberdawn
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