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niyad

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7. the woman is, in fact, brain dead, and there is no baby--there is a fetus. we make a huge

Reply to davidpdx (Original post)

Wed Jan 22, 2014, 11:27 PM

Jan 2014

mistake in using the framing of the anti-choice, woman-hating, pro-forced birthers.

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Fetus of Texas woman on life support 'distinctly abnormal,' family lawyers say [View all] davidpdx Jan 2014 OP

I hope he wins, and soon. nt msanthrope Jan 2014 #1

The forced-birthers/fetus-fetishists will drag this family as far through the mud as possible... blkmusclmachine Jan 2014 #2

some of them are here CreekDog Jan 2014 #33

This whole thing is just so insane... TreasonousBastard Jan 2014 #3

The anti-choicers are religiously insane. No logic, science, or simple humanity is involved in their blkmusclmachine Jan 2014 #4

+1 n/t NealK Jan 2014 #17

Send all medical bills elfin Jan 2014 #5

Yes. Because marriage ends at death, so this man isn't responsible for any of them. n/t pnwmom Jan 2014 #20

As someone said, this is an experiment with the mother's body as an ecosystem. pnwmom Jan 2014 #6

"rational person" NealK Jan 2014 #19

the woman is, in fact, brain dead, and there is no baby--there is a fetus. we make a huge niyad Jan 2014 #7

+100 theHandpuppet Jan 2014 #9

Dear God; this seems like a horror movie. nolabear Jan 2014 #8

it is, indeed, a horror. maybe civil suits costing the pukes who wrote, and are enforcing, this niyad Jan 2014 #11

Didn't she have a Living Will with a DNR? ReRe Jan 2014 #10

Seems it it is Texas state law justamama83 Jan 2014 #12

the state of texas (and 30 others) have a lovely little provision in the law that pregnancy negates niyad Jan 2014 #13

She did have a DNR davidpdx Jan 2014 #14

Since there's proof the fetus isn't developing normally, will they finally pull the plug? MrsKirkley Jan 2014 #15

Probably not. jeff47 Jan 2014 #18

This is what happens when Republican TeaBaggers play at being god's instrument. n/t proReality Jan 2014 #16

Heartbreaking. blackspade Jan 2014 #21

she is already legally dead stg81 Jan 2014 #22

To quote Mark Geragos davidpdx Jan 2014 #31

The mother is already dead. kestrel91316 Jan 2014 #23

I don't understand why I couldn't be done now davidpdx Jan 2014 #34

Not surprised rebecca_herman Jan 2014 #24

This whole story is just sick. Hulk Jan 2014 #25

This is sick, especially in a state where executions occur almost monthly.. mountain grammy Jan 2014 #26

Sick. Solly Mack Jan 2014 #27

The fetus was 10 weeks before minimal viability when she died. Warpy Jan 2014 #28

See post #31 davidpdx Jan 2014 #32

evil frwrfpos Jan 2014 #29

pro birther's remind me of the human experiments done by Nazi's Herself Jan 2014 #30

Of course, the anti-choicers would shout it's murder sakabatou Jan 2014 #35

So who is going to pay get the red out Jan 2014 #36

This is so easy to fix dickthegrouch Jan 2014 #37

It is ludicrous. hamsterjill Jan 2014 #38

Since it is Texas, couldn't they just play the religious belief card? Amimnoch Jan 2014 #39

he should have her transferred to a near by state that has no such provision NNguyenMD Jan 2014 #40

See Post #34 davidpdx Jan 2014 #41

The woman's wishes should be followed because they were her wishes, not because the fetus is Brickbat Jan 2014 #42