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Scruffy Rumbler

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21. All Health Care professionals are manditory reporters of suspected abuse...

Thu Dec 18, 2014, 01:57 PM

Dec 2014

whether child, spousal or elder abuse. With the current culture of religious beliefs being put before human rights, I can see where "abuse of a fetus" would out way the right to privacy of a breathing adult and their Health Care provider. These fundie lawmakers would use this to further their war on women.

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Wisconsin gets sued for throwing pregnant women in jail after appointing lawyers for their fetuses [View all] riversedge Dec 2014 OP

Sounds like the work of the governor they love so much up there world wide wally Dec 2014 #1

Where does HIPAA fit in here? (edited and updated) Sanity Claws Dec 2014 #2

Don't know about any recent HIPPA changes dixiegrrrrl Dec 2014 #4

most shrinks stopped taking notes mopinko Dec 2014 #7

oops ucrdem Dec 2014 #36

All Health Care professionals are manditory reporters of suspected abuse... Scruffy Rumbler Dec 2014 #21

Abuse of self? There is only ONE person involved here etherealtruth Dec 2014 #23

I agree with you. Scruffy Rumbler Dec 2014 #32

Sorry, I DID misinterpret your post etherealtruth Dec 2014 #33

It drives me crazy, too. Scruffy Rumbler Dec 2014 #35

Do women of child bearing age have ALL of the rights of an adult citizen of the United States? etherealtruth Dec 2014 #3

Good point. (nt) PotatoChip Dec 2014 #5

No, women of any age do not have body integrity. We are not free. wavesofeuphoria Dec 2014 #6

I think this issue is more complex than many will admit. hedgehog Dec 2014 #8

I think you found it azureblue Dec 2014 #9

Babies withdraw from nicotine and SSRIs too. AllyCat Dec 2014 #19

Once the state grants full rights to the fetus... Orrex Dec 2014 #10

Actually, as in this case .... "they" appoint the fetus a legal representative/ attorney etherealtruth Dec 2014 #12

Exactly correct, alas. Orrex Dec 2014 #15

Of course it is ... that is the end game etherealtruth Dec 2014 #17

To illustrate the complexity of the situation - hedgehog Dec 2014 #26

Apply for tax credits for dependents on taxes too. AllyCat Dec 2014 #16

This is a public health issue ... a serious one etherealtruth Dec 2014 #11

IMHO -the woman needed medical care and riversedge Dec 2014 #13

I hope we never force them to get rubella vax while pregnant...horrible birth defects! AllyCat Dec 2014 #20

You are correct; pregnant women shoud get the flu vaccine, hedgehog Dec 2014 #25

And Tdap. But I don't put anything past the anti-science Fundies, Teahadists, GOPpers. AllyCat Dec 2014 #28

IIRC, tetanus is a major cause of maternal death in the 3rd world. hedgehog Dec 2014 #29

I can believe that, but don't know for sure. Here, AllyCat Dec 2014 #37

Not to mention how dangerious it is for both the mother and fetus! AllyCat Dec 2014 #14

I had just commented on this thread that it was a 'personhood" riversedge Dec 2014 #18

So there is nobody left to trust at this point? blackspade Dec 2014 #22

"and appointed an attorney to represent the interests of her 14-week-old fetus." KamaAina Dec 2014 #24

What kind of idiot lawyer would agree to defend a fetus in court? Drale Dec 2014 #27

Women are punished for being born female... I'll leave it at that. freshwest Dec 2014 #30

they always start by attacking women, don't they. Robyn Ryan Dec 2014 #31

kick Liberal_in_LA Dec 2014 #34

My God, this is 'Handmaiden's Tale" level BS. Odin2005 Dec 2014 #38

It seems like some still want to hunt and burn perceived witches. Rex Dec 2014 #40

When will women get the right to have total sovereignty over their bodies? Rex Dec 2014 #39

Well, we can always refuse to have children justiceischeap Dec 2014 #41