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McCamy Taylor

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29. In the US this would be grounds for a malpractice lawsuit, possibly even a revocation of a medical

Reply to kpete (Original post)

Sun Aug 19, 2012, 06:21 PM

Aug 2012

license. The meds used for chemotherapy will inevitably cause a miscarriage. And, a miscarriage that occurs on chemo will cause massive bleeding and infection.

Sadly, the Catholic Church would say that the right thing was done. A priest once told me that if you have cancer and the cancer treatment kills the fetus, that is all part of God's plan. But you are not allowed to end the pregnancy in advance of cancer treatment in order to save the mother. That was sick then and it is sick now. I hope Pope Prada can sleep with himself.

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Pregnant Teen Dies Because Doctors Prescribed Ultrasound Viewings Instead of Abortion & [View all] kpete Aug 2012 OP

Coming to a GOP controlled State near you. gordianot Aug 2012 #1

They believe so much in the sanctity of life... CaliforniaPeggy Aug 2012 #2

It's God's will...... Wounded Bear Aug 2012 #4

AND WHEN THE MOTHER DIES, THE BABY DIED TOO! MsPithy Aug 2012 #11

Just because Gawd likes to kill babies does not give her permissun pstokely Aug 2012 #17

It is about "control through traumatizing". glinda Aug 2012 #24

For Ryan And Romney, Ma'am, An Ideal Outcome The Magistrate Aug 2012 #3

Yes, and of course she got pregnant all by herself. SheilaT Aug 2012 #7

B-I-N-G-O! mazzarro Aug 2012 #15

Welcome to Romney's America. SunSeeker Aug 2012 #5

Now THAT is first degree murder. Zoeisright Aug 2012 #6

Love the Fetus...Hate the Child SoapBox Aug 2012 #8

Love the sperm that gets the egg Iliyah Aug 2012 #9

Well said!! hue Aug 2012 #10

Absolutely sickening n/t LadyHawkAZ Aug 2012 #12

The doctor handed out two death sentences davidpdx Aug 2012 #13

The republicans have blood on their hands. southernyankeebelle Aug 2012 #14

well, to be fair, this was in the Dominican Republic renate Aug 2012 #16

In 1973, a dear friend found out she was pregnant and had cancer in the same week. proud2BlibKansan Aug 2012 #18

Disgusting! Firebrand Gary Aug 2012 #19

A "sin" -- fucking religion kills another one. Arugula Latte Aug 2012 #20

When you're preborn, you're fine. When you're Preschool, you're fucked. Carlin was 100% correct Suji to Seoul Aug 2012 #21

Fuck all those misogynist Fuckwits in the RCC! They have BLOOD on their hands! Odin2005 Aug 2012 #22

What a tragedy for the girl and her mother lunatica Aug 2012 #23

The fundie/romanists cheer this outcome! Dawson Leery Aug 2012 #25

What a horrible sad story. nt. polly7 Aug 2012 #26

So it's better that they both died? drm604 Aug 2012 #27

Pro-life my ass riderinthestorm Aug 2012 #28

In the US this would be grounds for a malpractice lawsuit, possibly even a revocation of a medical McCamy Taylor Aug 2012 #29