{"id":724,"date":"2004-03-25T12:27:50","date_gmt":"2004-03-25T20:27:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.amptoons.com\/blog\/archives\/2004\/03\/25\/on-the-control-and-punishment-of-uppity-pregnant-women\/"},"modified":"2004-03-25T12:27:50","modified_gmt":"2004-03-25T20:27:50","slug":"on-the-control-and-punishment-of-uppity-pregnant-women","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/amptoons.com\/blog\/?p=724","title":{"rendered":"On the control and punishment of uppity pregnant women"},"content":{"rendered":"

A good article by Lynn Paltrow describes many recent cases in which the law has been used to force c-sections on unwilling women<\/a>. Here’s a sample:<\/p>\n

In one Georgia case, doctors got a court order claiming that without a C-section a baby had a 99 percent chance of dying and the woman a 50 percent chance of dying. The court granted the order, the woman fled and delivered a healthy baby vaginally. Neither women nor children are protected by a system that makes women flee from hospitals or subjects them to unnecessary surgery.<\/p>\n

Angela Carder was not as lucky. This case occurred in the early 1990s and garnered national attention. After the 25-weeks pregnant Carder became critically ill with cancer, she, her family and attending physicians agreed to focus on prolonging her young life for as long as possible. The hospital, however, sought a court order forcing her to have a C-section. Despite testimony that the surgery could kill her, the court concluded that the fetus had a right to life and ordered her to be cut open against her will. The surgery was performed: The fetus died within two hours and Angela died within two days with the C-section listed as a contributing factor. No one suggested arresting the doctor or hospital officials for murder.<\/p><\/div>\n

Paltrow is the head of the National Advocates for Pregnant Women<\/a>, whose website I should probably explore..<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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