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In reply to the discussion: Ohio bill orders doctors to 'reimplant ectopic pregnancy' or face 'abortion murder' charges [View all]wnylib
(25,355 posts)post here, although I read most of them.
Nobody has mentioned the fact that the majority of ectopic pregnancies occur INSIDE the fallopuan tube. The article says "ON the tube" which is misleading. The embryo gets stuck inside the fallopisn tube due to scar tisdue from infections (endometriosis) or to a misshapen tube.
The interior space in a tube is miniscule, so it does not take long for the growth of the embryo to push against the walls of the tube or to be able to burst the tube, causing peritonitis and hemorrhaging. It can occur within a short time after the woman finds out she is pregnant. By the time she has symptoms, it is a full blown emergency.
Less often, the embryo develops elsewhere -- the abdominal cavity or on an ovary. .
But regardless of where it is, it has to be removed. If left in place, the mother will die. Since re-implantation is medically impossible, the embryo is already doomed. Only the mother can be saved and only by abortion.