and we think our miscarrying lives suck...
Mother's screams after opening plastic bag containing her miscarried foetus
(Filed: 20/04/2005)
A couple who suffered a miscarriage in hospital spoke yesterday of their horror at being accidentally handed the foetus in a plastic bag.
The 22-year-old woman, who asked not to be named, did not realise that she was eight weeks' pregnant when she began to miscarry and was taken to hospital. [read more...]
Woman describes 'miscarriage' ordeal
27 April 2005 18:00
A woman has described her mental torture after claiming she was told the baby she was carrying was dead. Two days later a scan showed that the unborn child was in fact alive. Glasgow Royal Infirmary have issued an apology to Nicola Leary but say there are serious inaccuracies in her story. Nicola says she stands by her account of what happened and is taking legal action for damages. [read more...]
'Baby is dead' story denied by hospital
28 April 2005
CRAIG BROWN
AN NHS board yesterday denied telling a pregnant woman her baby was dead - two days before a scan showed that the unborn child was alive. [read more...]
RIGHT TO LIFE ACT - S.C. hounds women but doesn't help
May 2, 2005
SUE VEER LETITIA JOHNSON
With the so-called Right to Life Act, the S.C. General Assembly is sending a clear message that women, particularly pregnant women, should not expect consideration from the majority of the state's leaders.
This bill, already passed in the House and soon to be considered in the Senate, establishes that the right to due process and equal protection of the law vests at fertilization. Supporters have made clear that its purpose is to lay the groundwork for outlawing abortion. [read more...]
Doctors Are Warned on Fetus Care
Guidelines Are Issued on Born-Alive Infants Protection Act
By Ceci Connolly
Washington Post Staff Writer
Saturday, April 23, 2005; Page A07
The Bush administration issued guidelines yesterday advising physicians and hospitals that under a 2002 law they are obligated to care for fetuses "born alive" naturally or in the process of an abortion, and medical providers could face penalties for withholding treatment. [read more...]
the last paragraph in this article caught my eye:
The most significant impact of the 2002 law, Grimes said, was a record-keeping change. Previously, a miscarriage before viability was classified as a spontaneous abortion. Under the new provision, it is recorded as a live birth followed by a neonatal death, and parents can claim the child as a tax deduction for that year, he said.
say what??? did anyone else know about this?
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