Posted on 07/02/2022 8:16:15 AM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum
Presenting abortion as the ‘life-saving solution’ for women facing challenging pregnancies is a warped view of health care.
The U.S. Supreme Court decision on Dobbs has sent abortion advocates and their allies in the media scurrying to strike fear into the hearts of women.
One example from just before the ruling is a New York Times article titled “Poland Shows the Risks for Women When Abortion Is Banned.” The article’s false implication is that thousands of women in the United States could die of pregnancy complications because physicians will now have their hands tied from intervening in life-threatening situations. That’s a bald-faced lie. ‘Deliberate Fearmongering’
As a board-certified ob-gyn, I’ve delivered more than 5,000 babies and walked alongside thousands of women experiencing difficult pregnancies, including women facing life-threatening complications. Modern medical advances mean we don’t have to choose between the mother and her baby, even in dangerous pregnancies.
Almost always, the mother can receive the care she needs and the baby can be given a chance to survive. Always, both mother and baby can be treated with dignity and respect.
In more than a quarter-century of practice, I’ve never encountered a law that prevents me from taking medical action to save a mother’s life. What’s more, I practice in Texas, home of the controversial Texas Heartbeat Act. Those of us who have read the law know it’s nonsense to suggest the Heartbeat Act prevents doctors from saving a woman’s life, as abortion advocates claim.
In 2022, pregnancy complications that threaten a woman’s life are rare. When they do occur, medical interventions can most likely save the life of the mother while giving her child a chance to survive. Because medical care in America is so advanced, even high-risk pregnancies usually result in the safe delivery of a healthy baby...
(Excerpt) Read more at thefederalist.com ...
That one word says a lot.
Ping
The word ‘abortion’ is not a medical term.
The term VTOP or viable termination of pregnancy is the medical term that refers to the common use of ‘abortion’
States that put restrictions on ‘abortion’ do not in any way restrict medical care in situations such as an ectopic pregnancy requiring surgery or a partial miscarriage needing a D/C or an placental abruption or any other life threatening condition for the mother. A physician can provide all necessary care. In all of those situations, the pregnancies are not viable. They are not ‘abortions’. An ‘abortion’ is a healthy mom, healthy fetus in which the pregnancy is terminated. VTOP. All other situations are outside of this framework.
So restricting VTOPs do not place restrictions on any other life saving maternal or prenatal care. Far be it for our media however to provide actual reality to our population.
I hope this helps in discussing with people who are arguing that this decision places the life of the mother in jeopardy or in any way ties a physician’s hands. It dos not.
Thank you for sharing this. It’s important that we keep fighting by telling the truth to scared women. The Left has no problem with fear mongering.
Note: I’ve also seen VTOP used as an acronym for voluntary termination of pregnancy. Regardless, the premise remains the same.
For too long, the left has turned away from these problems all in the name of pro-choice.
Especially regarding late-term abortions, the notion that an abortion is the “solution” for a life-threatening complication has always been ridiculous. If the life of either mother or baby is truly threatened, an OB-GYN is NOT going to refer the woman to an abortionist. As stated in the article, the real response is an EMERGENCY C-SECTION. Hopefully the baby will survive, but the goal is never to KILL THE BABY.
Excellent article. She knows what she’s talking about and explains it clearly.
I always told it was voluntary terminating of pregnancy, but that was back in 1974 - 1980
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