"This is going to haunt me for the rest of my life," Abreu said then. "I pray that one day she (Ashley) can forgive me for making this decision. When I have a family, how am I going to explain to them what happened?" That quote is going to be on billion and a half pro-life blogs for the rest of eternity.
Theyv'e got enough things to quote at us, I don't think one more will make a difference. I'm just wondering why she's being prosecuted in the first place.
Maybe it has to do with the taking of a prescription drug which she was not prescribed? If the abortion had been induced by, say, a vitamin C overdose would the situation been the same?
According to what I've read, she's being prosecuted for "inducing a miscarriage," not for misusing prescription drugs, so my guess is it should've been the same if it had been Vit C overdose.
I think the missing question is why she had to induce the abortion herself. I can't shake the suspicion that there's more going on. You're in Massachusetts, Roe v. Wade is in effect... Isn't one of the arguments in favor of legalizing abortion that it'll prevent dangerous self-induced abortions?
Abortions are expensive for one, one of my friends had one done $400, as insurance doesn't cover it always.
There is a lot of peer pressure from pro-life groups, and some people do not want to walk into a clinic where people who know you may be standing outside protesting.
So which of those is the reason, here? And which of those are acceptable reasons to put your health in jeopardy?
I mean, I don't know that using this anti-ulcer medicine as an abortifacient is necessarily much more dangerous, but I do know that self-inducing an abortion is inherently not as safe as figuring out the best approach with the assistance of a doctor.
I can't answer that. I have no idea what was going through her head. There are dozens of other reasons as well... She could have taken the pill before she knew she was pregnant, she may not have known where to go for help.
She obviously had to do a risk assesment before making her choice. Apparently she decided that the risk of an adverse reaction to the pill was less negative than seeking an abortion clinic. Also, taking vit. C to cause an abortion/miscarriage is probably safer than surgery. Besides then you have options - vit C doesn't work - then go get medical help without spending a fortune.
High doses of vitamin C cause miscarriages. Google it. There are HUNDREDS of women who use this method...I've never heard any of them on trial. My guess is that it has to do with the prescription drug use in this instance that is making it more spotlighted (enough to draw the DA).
Ugh. I agree with your edit, and find the DA's agenda unconscionable.
25 weeks is about 6 months? I'm glad the mother is okay -- it's later in the pregnancy than I expected. I think in Taiwan, mostly for health risks to the mother, they strongly discourage (maybe it's even illegal) abortion after a woman enters the 4th month.
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That quote is going to be on billion and a half pro-life blogs for the rest of eternity.
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Abortions are expensive for one, one of my friends had one done $400, as insurance doesn't cover it always.
There is a lot of peer pressure from pro-life groups, and some people do not want to walk into a clinic where people who know you may be standing outside protesting.
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I mean, I don't know that using this anti-ulcer medicine as an abortifacient is necessarily much more dangerous, but I do know that self-inducing an abortion is inherently not as safe as figuring out the best approach with the assistance of a doctor.
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She obviously had to do a risk assesment before making her choice. Apparently she decided that the risk of an adverse reaction to the pill was less negative than seeking an abortion clinic.
Also, taking vit. C to cause an abortion/miscarriage is probably safer than surgery. Besides then you have options - vit C doesn't work - then go get medical help without spending a fortune.
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There are HUNDREDS of women who use this method...I've never heard any of them on trial. My guess is that it has to do with the prescription drug use in this instance that is making it more spotlighted (enough to draw the DA).
The poor kid (woman) needs to be left alone.
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25 weeks is about 6 months? I'm glad the mother is okay -- it's later in the pregnancy than I expected. I think in Taiwan, mostly for health risks to the mother, they strongly discourage (maybe it's even illegal) abortion after a woman enters the 4th month.
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