Pa. woman miscarries after judge granted permission for abortion

Knight Ridder Newspapers ^ | 8.7.02 | MARIE MCCULLOUGH

[victim soul]

KINGSTON, Pa. - (KRT) - Tanya Meyers miscarried just hours after a Pennsylvania judge gave her permission to proceed with an abortion that her former boyfriend tried to stop.

Meyers' mother, Tracey Curry, said Tuesday that her daughter began bleeding heavily Monday evening and was taken to a Wilkes Barre, Pa.-area hospital, where she was recovering Tuesday. An ultrasound confirmed that she had lost the 10-week pregnancy, Curry said.

"Tanya is a strong person, but this has taken a toll on her," Curry said by phone from her Kingston home. "It's taken a toll on her whole family."

[eaglebeak]

Coat hanger? Please. I sincerely doubt that a coat hanger was used often if at all. It would be a silly and painful way of doing the job and would lead to some serious medical complication for the woman.

There are a number of ways of inducing a miscarriage; a good half will leave no trace of anything besides possibly poor judgment.

I didn't mean it literally, Crickster. As for ways of inducing abortion, perhaps you should read an excerpt from Abortion in American History. You can find it on the Atlantic Monthly website HERE.

As for "safe" abortion there is no such animal

Legal is at least safer than illegal. Click on the link and read some history. It is not revisionist history. It's just fact.

[eaglebeak]

He did say he was (I can't remember the word, but he sounded angry) upset about hearing about her miscarriage via the press, and that he wasn't notified.

Oh brother. She's doing everything she can to get away from this guy because he's dangerous, she has just gone through a miscarriage, and he wonders why she didn't give him a call!

[Clara Lou]

Dittoes to your post to Tanker, Sarah. I experienced one of those SAb's, just as you describe, between my 1st and 2nd babies.

[eaglebeak]

By the way, was she supposed to call him before the heavy bleeding and cramps, during the heavy bleeding and cramps, or after? On the way to the emergency room on her cell phone? In the emergency room after the miscarriage but before the D&C? Yikes! Thanks for mentioning the show. I'll try and catch the taped version later on.

[jwalsh07]

She's doing everything she can to get away from this guy because he's dangerous

Balogna. Either supply proof of that or admit its balogna.

[TankerKC]

You agree that she should call me a jerk?

I have also had personal experience with miscarriage, but I still think that there is a strong possibility that this woman did indeed have an abortion.

[jwalsh07]

By the way, was she supposed to call him before the heavy bleeding and cramps, during the heavy bleeding and cramps, or after? On the way to the emergency room on her cell phone? In the emergency room after the miscarriage but before the D&C?

Was her Mom in the Cardiac Care Unit or is she missing her dialing finger?

[victim soul]

Trials are public events.

[Catspaw]

I'm quite aware that miscarriages are common. However, the fact that this woman fought to have an abortion, then "miscarried" immediately after the court allowed it is suspicious.

This doesn't make sense. She could've had an abortion after the judge lifted the injunction. You're saying she induced a miscarriage, hemorraged and put herself in the hospital for three days?

After hemorraging with my last miscarriage, I not only had to be packed (I won't go into details), be transfused, be loaded up with a number of drugs (the vitamin K shot was especially fun--just thinking about it makes my arm hurt) and had to have surgery to stop the bleeding. I was warned that I could come out of surgery with a hysterectomy...and as I found out later, my hubby was told there was a chance--and it wasn't a slight chance--that I could die. I also ended up with a post-op infection, thus effectively ending any possibility of child-bearing.

Oh, sure, she did this to herself. ( /sarcasm)

[TankerKC]

Look. I’m sorry for your experience, but if you read what I have posted, it will make sense. What I have said is that she may have had the abortion, but didn’t want everyone in her business. So, she says that she had a miscarriage. Does that really seem sooooo impossible? I think not.

[Catspaw]

Dad has a lawsuit pending against her mother. I believe it was dismissed at the same time the injunction was lifted, but dad and his lawyers said he was appealling the dismissal. Lawyers instruct their clients not to have contact with the other party; there's a very good chance had her mom called the father to notify him, he'd tape the call and release it to the press and possibly use that call in further litigation.

[another cricket]

I didn't mean it literally, Crickster

Then why say something that you know was not true? That was in fact, a rather silly piece of propaganda.

As for ways of inducing abortion, perhaps you should read an excerpt from Abortion in American History.

Read it. And yes, it is propaganda with a sprinkling of fact, lots of speculation and a heavy dollop of half-truths.

Legal is at least safer than illegal.

No. Not always.

a.cricket

[Catspaw]

Sorry, everybody was ALREADY in her business. While she was in the hospital hemorraging, dad and her "best friend" were on the Phil Donahue show. Dad was talking about the baby, the court fight and the appeal. Her "best friend" was offering her $100,000 not to have the abortion.

[jwalsh07]

Are you of the opinion that it was good form to let this guy know his kid died by reading the newspaper?

[TankerKC]

Where did you get a copy of her medical records?

[Clara Lou]

I was agreeing with the sentiment of her post, not the name. However, I do think your speculation is pretty idle. What value does sich speculation serve? None, IMO.
Spontaneous abortions can happen before you know it-- that's what happened to me. A few mild cramps over a very short period of time, and it was a done deal-- before I could get to the doctor.

[Catspaw]

Haven't yet, but with the number of lawsuits that are flying around and will be flying around, you can bet her medical records are going to be public record very soon.

[Catspaw]

Good form? You mean like mom's "best friend" going on Phil Donahue to offer mom $100,000 to continue her pregnancy? Tacky, tacky, tacky.

[Catspaw]

Sorry, apparently you didn't read my post #29:

Outley did not disclose details of her client's hospitalization, but Curry said she took Meyers to the emergency room after Meyers hemorrhaged throughout the day on Monday. Later that night, the baby died, Curry said.

[TankerKC]

I'll choose my idle speculation over your emotional replay of a tragic period in your life.