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To: denydenydeny
Why is TVU “rape” but an abortion involving sticking a vacuum cleaner hose into the uterus, not “rape”?

If the woman consents to sticking a vacuum cleaner into the uterus, but not to the TVU, then a doctor who performs the TVU has done so without the patient's consent. I don't think either is "rape", but consent to the abortion is not the same thing as consent to the TVU.

I'm not sure these sorts of laws are such a great idea anyway. I understand the point of providing this information to a woman who seeks an abortion, but ultimately don't think it's the government's job to dictate what a doctor must or must not say to a patient. Once we grant the government that kind of power in the doctor-patient relationship, I worry about how that will be used in other contexts (e.g., some Obamacare bureaucrat requiring that a doctor provide "end of life counseling" before a patient can have heart surgery, etc.).

11 posted on 03/21/2012 5:29:21 PM PDT by Conscience of a Conservative
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To: Conscience of a Conservative
Once we grant the government that kind of power in the doctor-patient relationship, I worry about how that will be used in other contexts (e.g., some Obamacare bureaucrat requiring that a doctor provide "end of life counseling" before a patient can have heart surgery, etc.).

You may find yourself only with government doctors who are not permitted to inform you that you CAN seek treatment for your illness rather than resigning yourself to an expected death in 6-8 months. "Take the painkiller rather than getting the surgery" is Obama's motto.

14 posted on 03/21/2012 5:41:15 PM PDT by a fool in paradise (Barack Obama continued to sponsor Jeremiah Wright after he said "G.D. AMERIKKA!"Where's the outrage?)
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