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mopinko

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5. yeah. back in the day, they treated miscarriages

Reply to walkingman (Reply #3)

Tue Jul 1, 2025, 10:02 AM

Jul 2025

like the life threatening emergencies they r. and the abortion pill is a game changer.
public hospitals all used to have ‘abortion wards’. not many r resorting to coat hangers or back alley butchers these days, afaik. the 1 at cook co hospital was well known for the absolute stench. private hospitals, of course, didnt have them.
and if u were wealthy enough, u cd get a d&c from a doc who pretended u were miscarrying. even in catholic hospitals.

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'So wrong': Texas data reveals soaring number of near-deaths after miscarriage [View all] tblue37 Jul 2025 OP

Since the state doesn't care about their lives, these women should sue for all their medical expenses & trauma suffered. CrispyQ Jul 2025 #1

not a bug. a feature. mopinko Jul 2025 #2

It's far worse than the days pre-roe (from my memory) at least in those days walkingman Jul 2025 #3

yeah. back in the day, they treated miscarriages mopinko Jul 2025 #5

K&R Solly Mack Jul 2025 #4

Adding the link to the original ProPublica story. erronis Jul 2025 #6

Thanks. tblue37 Jul 2025 #7

"Pro-life" isn't about babies. It's about punishing women who don't want to have babies. Ping Tung Jul 2025 #8

People who are against abortion rights are NEVER DFW Jul 2025 #9