Staggering details from this story:
— Taylor Goldenstein (@taygoldenstein) February 20, 2025
- After TX banned abortion, rate of sepsis shot up more than 50% for women hospitalized when they lost their pregnancies in the 2nd trimester
- The rate of maternal deaths in TX rose 33% btwn 2019 + 2023 even as national rate fell by 7.5% https://t.co/Rn3H773iL4
agaberto said:
Leftist ideology is a mind virus. The harm they cause is inexcusable.
Or perhaps it is the Hospitals Lawyers or other Administrators that have been delaying the treatment in the interest of politics.agaberto said:
It is well known that leftists doctors have been delaying lifesaving treatment as a political statement against abortion laws but under the false pretense of liability.
Yes, they are involved too.PCC_80 said:Or perhaps it is the Hospitals Lawyers or other Administrators that have been delaying the treatment in the interest of politics.agaberto said:
It is well known that leftists doctors have been delaying lifesaving treatment as a political statement against abortion laws but under the false pretense of liability.
MouthBQ98 said:
This is actually affecting my wife's cousin. 17 weeks and they find the baby is in a position where he/she is certain to die soon. They can't move it enough to save it, and it is causing pregnancy complications that have her hospitalized, but they apparently will not operate until the baby is dead. I hate that it has come to that point but it is the type of case that left leaning medical professionals are wanting to push to the limit for political messaging.
I think it might be necessary to clarify or specify the language of the law to be very specific regarding cases like this regarding legal responsibility versus liability so the doctors will act before 2 people might die instead of just 1 as they make a political statement, or maybe have genuine crminal liability concerns if they don't have good legal advice.
txwxman said:MouthBQ98 said:
This is actually affecting my wife's cousin. 17 weeks and they find the baby is in a position where he/she is certain to die soon. They can't move it enough to save it, and it is causing pregnancy complications that have her hospitalized, but they apparently will not operate until the baby is dead. I hate that it has come to that point but it is the type of case that left leaning medical professionals are wanting to push to the limit for political messaging.
I think it might be necessary to clarify or specify the language of the law to be very specific regarding cases like this regarding legal responsibility versus liability so the doctors will act before 2 people might die instead of just 1 as they make a political statement, or maybe have genuine crminal liability concerns if they don't have good legal advice.
Go to Colorado if you expect fancy modern medical care.
one MEEN Ag said:
This has already been discussed. Texas has clear laws that allow for doctors to intervene to save the mother's life. Ken Paxton has made it clear to the hospital general counsels they are not doing their duty by letting women sit in limbo for political theater or misplaced fear of retribution.
Every single one of the cases that has made the news has had huge holes in the story. Just off the top of my head:
-Woman went out of state for abortion after board all agreed fetus was viable and did not have a good reason for abortion
-Woman was misdiagnosed and hospital allowed her to leave with sepsis when the hospital shouldn't have let her leave.
-Woman had a ton of co-morbidities and underuse of prenatal visits before experiencing severe complications.
Any drive-by articles that ignore how many lives have been saved as the foundational number before diving into medically negligent behavior isn't worth reading.
