Nebraska Mom Denied Induced Labor Even as Uterus Crushed Fetus

[campylobacter]

Danielle Deaver Denied Abortion Even as Uterus Crushed Fetus
By SUSAN DONALDSON JAMES
March 14, 2010

Danielle Deaver was 22 weeks pregnant when her water broke and doctors gave her a devastating prognosis: With undeveloped lungs, the baby likely would never survive outside the womb, and because all the amniotic fluid had drained, the tiny growing

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[dearmisterecho]

omg, how heartbreaking. Re-posting to ontd_political if you don't mind.

[campylobacter]

No need to ask my permission! I saw a link to the article in my Twitter feed, so the actual permission-granting technically belongs to ABC News. Hope ontd_political readers enjoy it. (You may want to double-check their archives in case it's already been posted; the article dates back to mid-March.)

[dearmisterecho]

yeah, I submitted it and it was rejected for being too out of date :( oh well.

[campylobacter]

Oops! Just noticed that it's 2010, not 2012. Although the law is still in effect, and no legislation or court cases have reversed it yet. :(

[roshismomma]

so horrible. invasive misdirected moral legislation hurts everyone. Everyone.

[campylobacter]

I agree; Deaver's story broke my heart. When will governments trust women to make the right choices for their own lives?

[pitbullgirl65]

How horrible! It sounds very painful to boot. :(
ETA:"It was an awful thing we had to do," she said. "This should not have been news. It should have been between just my doctor, my husband and myself, privately, in his office."

The Deavers have not taken a public stand on abortion, they said, and don't consider that to be the issue.
This is a big chicken shit answer. It has everything to do with abortion and what a women can decide what is best for her.