Pregnant Teen Denied Both Chemotherapy And Abortion Dies (VIDEO)
A few weeks ago, I wrote about a pregnant 16-year-old girl in the Dominican Republic who had leukemia. Her country’s strict anti-abortion laws prevented her from having an abortion but they also prevented her from having the chemotherapy that could have saved her life, but might have damaged the fetus. The girl died, but not before the fetus miscarried. Her mother seems ready to sue.
From CNN:
(CNN) – The mother of a pregnant leukemia patient who died after her chemotherapy was delayed over anti- abortion laws is accusing doctors of not putting her daughter’s health first.
The 16-year-old’s plight attracted worldwide attention after she had to wait for chemotherapy because of an abortion ban in the Dominican Republic.
Doctors were hesitant to give her chemotherapy because such treatment could terminate the pregnancy – a violation of the Dominican Constitution, which bans abortion. Some 20 days after she was admitted to the hospital, she finally started receiving treatment.
She died Friday, a hospital official said.
Here’s the video:
While abortion is still legal in the US, many on the right would like to see that changed. Many states are making abortions so restrictive that it’s nearly impossible for a woman to find an abortion provider. Some states are outright banning abortion as soon as 18 weeks after conception. It’s not difficult to envision that a situation similar to the one in the Dominican Republic could happen in today’s United States.
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Author: Wendy Gittleson
As a child of an artist and a Vietnam war activist, I was born a liberal. Raised half in rural, upstate New York and half in Boulder, Colorado, I have a unique perspective on politics and on life. I now call the San Francisco Bay area home.
6:19 pm
OK, so what happened to the fetus, I assume it is in some incubator, because they would never let that die. Or is it just ok to let it die if the mother dies first.
3:15 pm
A story that is just sickening & I’m sure not the only one of its’ kind with maybe differeing details only. And, yes I believe this could easily happen in this country, even now in some parts of the country where state laws or local fanatic views predominate over federal law–& sadly there are some parents who are so fanatical & unforgiving that even 1 or both of them might say: “Well this is the wages of sin–she got what she deserved for engaging in sex getting pregnant out of wed-lock. Then they (parent(s)) would look good & “spititual” in the eyes of their church & other fanatic community members–also politically correct in areas like that. To me it is just DISGUSTING & EVIL; TOTALLY OUT OF STEP WITH THE APPROACH OF JESUS CHRIST EVIDENT IN THE BIBLE. Jesus was not soft on sin but would forgive & never kill,or deliberately let die, a person in any situation like this. The fanatic legalists of His day & their same types today, are certainly not “pro-life” rather they are actvely pro-death.