I had a surgical abortion almost two weeks
ago... Does anyone know if some surgical
abortions are unsucessful to the point
where the baby is still alive?? Or would
it just be tissue left?? I was just
curious... I go back to the doctor
tomorrow. I've heard of them having to do
another d & c but I didn't really know
the reason...
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Thumbelina
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 18 May 2005 Posts: 24
Posted: 05-26-05 19:19pm
Yeah it's definitely serious if they leave
any parts of the fetus in the uterus.
That can cause major problems for the
woman. I can't imagine they would not
tell you if the baby were still alive and
the abortion had been unsuccessful. If
you were far enough along to where you
felt movement (quickening) before the
abortion, it would have stopped
immediately upon completion of the
procedure. That's good that you are
going back to the doctor especially if you
are thinking you are still pregnant after
an abortion.
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OaTmEaLfAiRy
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 13 Oct 2005 Posts: 192 Location: Iowa
Posted: 11-15-05 03:26am
You'd be surprised what people in the
medical profession are willing to do to
save their own butts.
My cousin was pregnant last year, she was
lifting a turkey or something and felt
something in her stomach. Some bleeding
and a hospital trip later, she was
admitted and they told her the baby was
fine and that her pregnancy would continue
but would be high risk. Then they knocked
her out (with drugs, they're not complete
neanderthals) and took the baby out. They
didn't tell her why or anything like
that.
She talked to a lawyer, but has decided
not to sue. (if it were me, i'd be sueing
their pants off right now!)
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Tylanas
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Posted: 11-15-05 11:34am
oatmealfairy
wrote:
you'd be surprised what
people in the medical profession are
willing to do to save their own butts.
My cousin was pregnant last year, she was
lifting a turkey or something and felt
something in her stomach. Some bleeding
and a hospital trip later, she was
admitted and they told her the baby was
fine and that her pregnancy would continue
but would be high risk. Then they
knocked her out (with drugs, they're not
complete neanderthals) and took the baby
out. They didn't tell her why or
anything like that.
She talked to a lawyer, but has decided
not to sue. (if it were me, i'd be
sueing their pants off right
now!)
i think any normal person would have gone
through wih the lawsuit, unles there was
somehow a way she gave permission, and
she's not telling you all?
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OaTmEaLfAiRy
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 13 Oct 2005 Posts: 192 Location: Iowa
Posted: 11-15-05 20:24pm
Well lots of people in our family are
having babies right now. It's probably
biting back hard right about now. So
maybe she's just holding off.
Anyway, this wouldn't be the first time
someone has had surgery without giving
consent. There are numerous accounts of
people getting c-sections without consent,
because of liability reasons. I can see
why the hospital would do that. I mean if
she was doped up and she could sue if they
continued the pregnancy while the baby was
close to dying or something. They
probably did it to save their own butts.
But in their haste (unless they got a
court order that she doesn't know about)
they didn't account for the fact that they
violated her rights, and so they will be
sued, if not now then sometime soon.
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OaTmEaLfAiRy
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 13 Oct 2005 Posts: 192 Location: Iowa
Posted: 11-16-05 04:39am
Now I understand that stillborn birth
comment. This illegal act was performed
on my cousin. She didn't consent to the
surgery that took her 4 month old baby. I
know it could be considered an abortion,
but I wouldn't call it that because there
were lots of other factors.
My sister, however, had an abortion at 9
weeks. This was consented by her and my
mom (my mom just had to say that she was
given notice).
These are two different people. Two
different situations, and two different
times and places.
Eiri does have a good point though. Maybe
there is something she isn't telling me.
I have no doubt that she wouldn't give
consent to something like this, but maybe
she's trying to keep her mom or dad from
looking bad in my eyes, or so that the
rest of the family doesn't find out.
But, yes it is true that there have been
many times when the hospital (illegally)
performed a c-section on unwilling women.
There was one account about a woman who
was almost forced to get one, but they had
to get a court order first (because they
claimed the baby was too big to deliver
vaginally). So the woman and her husband
left, and they went to another hospital,
there they delivered (vaginally) a healthy
8lb. Something oz. Baby.
