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'Doctors told me it was against the rules to save my premature baby'
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| 09/09/09
| Vanessa Allen and Andrew Levy
Posted on 09/08/2009 11:34:56 PM PDT by OldDeckHand
Doctors left a premature baby to die because he was born two days too early, his devastated mother claimed yesterday.
Sarah Capewell begged them to save her tiny son, who was born just 21 weeks and five days into her pregnancy - almost four months early.
They ignored her pleas and allegedly told her they were following national guidelines that babies born before 22 weeks should not be given medical treatment.
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1211950/Premature-baby-left-die-doctors-mother-gives-birth-just-days-22-week-care-limit.html#ixzz0QaYMk3S0
Miss Capewell, 23, said doctors refused to even see her son Jayden, who lived for almost two hours without any medical support.
She said he was breathing unaided, had a strong heartbeat and was even moving his arms and legs, but medics refused to admit him to a special care baby unit.
Miss Capewell is now fighting for a review of the medical guidelines
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1211950/Premature-baby-left-die-doctors-mother-gives-birth-just-days-22-week-care-limit.html#ixzz0QaYPhnOM
(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...
TOPICS: Culture/Society; Foreign Affairs; Government; United Kingdom
KEYWORDS: birth; healthcare; medicine; prolife; socialized
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Here's socialized medicine for you, in one picture...
No death panels? You decide.
To: OldDeckHand
It is stories like this that solidify my contempt for that little communist sh!tstain known as Obama.
This horrific situation will be all too real if Deathcare becomes a reality in America.
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posted on
09/08/2009 11:39:26 PM PDT
by
Prole
(Please pray for the families of Chris and Channon. May God always watch over them.)
To: OldDeckHand
Its all about the budget.
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posted on
09/08/2009 11:40:18 PM PDT
by
carumba
(The secret of life is honesty and fair dealing. If you can fake that, you've got it made. Groucho)
To: OldDeckHand
England has Damned it’s self.
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posted on
09/08/2009 11:47:45 PM PDT
by
BigCinBigD
(Remember. There's no "U" in Government.)
To: OldDeckHand
The horror here is caused by the cut and dried number of weeks and days. Who can say for sure this baby was not actually 22 weeks and 3 days--most women cannot say for certain exactly when a baby is conceived. A drs. exam would have looked at weight and vital signs and made an informed decision. But state run healthcare with concrete guidelines leaves nothing for the dr. to decide.
I have posted a couple of times about the Complete Life graph Ezekiel Emanuel and Cass Sustine want to use to ration care. All the public furor has been about old folks. Have a look at the graph and you will see babies are out of luck, too. They do not have enough invested in them, you see, to be important enough to get care if there is a teen who needs the budgeted funds.
The far left Dems are determined on this govt. system, too. If they can just get the nose of the camel under the canvas, eventually they will get the whole camel inside the tent.
vaudine
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posted on
09/08/2009 11:56:46 PM PDT
by
vaudine
To: OldDeckHand
To: OldDeckHand
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posted on
09/09/2009 12:00:32 AM PDT
by
EternalVigilance
(Remember the Notre Dame 88.)
To: OldDeckHand
We don’t call these people the Culture of Death for nothing.
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posted on
09/09/2009 12:11:21 AM PDT
by
jonrick46
(The Obama Administration is a blueprint for Fabian Socialism.)
To: OldDeckHand
It's barbaric...I can see midwifery and birthings at home becoming more popular soon.
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posted on
09/09/2009 12:20:57 AM PDT
by
SouthDixie
(We are but angels with one wing, it takes two to fly.)
To: OldDeckHand; Prole; BigCinBigD; Salamander; Markos33; Fichori; Slings and Arrows; cpforlife.org
Supporting a policy like this in the US can get you an honorary law degree from Notre Dame .....
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posted on
09/09/2009 12:32:27 AM PDT
by
shibumi
(" ..... then we will fight in the shade.")
To: Prole
I have that same anger.
These “doctors” in Britian are like Hitler’s henchmen - taking innocent life by order of a wicked State. How could any real doctor with a soul ignore the pleas of a mother to help her baby and just leave the child to die?
To: OldDeckHand
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posted on
09/09/2009 12:38:33 AM PDT
by
Daniel II
(I'm Jim Thompson, this is my brother Jimmy, and this is my other brother Jimmy)
To: OldDeckHand
Coming soon to a hospital near you!
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posted on
09/09/2009 12:53:36 AM PDT
by
SuperLuminal
(Where is another agitator for republicanism like Sam Adams when we need him?)
To: jonrick46
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posted on
09/09/2009 2:10:50 AM PDT
by
Salamander
(Like acid and oil on a madman's face, reason tends to fly away.........)
To: SouthDixie
I can see midwifery and birthings at home becoming more popular soon.Perhaps, but it certainly wouldn't have helped in this case. This baby might have lived with the very latest in medical care. Without it he would have died.
One of our daughters was born at home, so I'm obviously not against the method, but anybody who would give birth at home when the baby is premature is an idiot.
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posted on
09/09/2009 2:18:28 AM PDT
by
Sherman Logan
("The price of freedom is the toleration of imperfections." Thomas Sowell)
To: OldDeckHand
James Paget Hospital in Norfolk refused to comment on the case but said it was not responsible for setting the guidelines relating to premature births. A preview of prenatal fingerpointing under Obamacare...
To: OldDeckHand
“they were following national guidelines”
NATIONAL GUIDELINES”
Hear that, Hussein Obama?
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posted on
09/09/2009 4:44:44 AM PDT
by
RoadTest
( Confounded be all they that serve graven images, that boast themselves of idols - Psalm 97:12a)
To: shibumi
Those people have no souls.
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posted on
09/09/2009 8:22:19 AM PDT
by
Salamander
(Like acid and oil on a madman's face, reason tends to fly away.........)
To: Coleus; nickcarraway; narses; Mr. Silverback; Canticle_of_Deborah; TenthAmendmentChampion; ...
Pro-Life PING Please FreepMail me if you want on or off my Pro-Life Ping List.
LIBERALISM IS THE WORST TYPE OF CANCER.
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posted on
09/09/2009 10:52:35 AM PDT
by
cpforlife.org
(A Catholic Respect Life Curriculum is available FREE at KnightsForLife.org)
To: cpforlife.org
This was a real no-brainer. 2 DAYS BEFORE the guideline date!!! They should check the physicians for OCD.
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