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http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,2043166,00.html This is a disturbing article about a doc who was performing illegal late term abortions/murdering newborns.
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http://www.medicalmaniacs.com/images/kermit_gosnell.jpgWhat a horrible man.....
http://www.medicalmaniacs.com/images/kermit_gosnell.jpg
People shouldn't be judged by how they look, but gosh...
Doing the exact same thing that this man has done, none of the Obstetricians in China would ever be charged. It is unfortunate how intolerable the society is towards pregnancy outside marriage.
Are you serious? Did you read the article? Do you think that the laws and norms in China have anything to do with what was done in Philly or why the district attorney is bringing charges against those who worked there?
Are you serious? Did you read the article? Do you think that the laws and norms in China have anything to do with what was done in Philly or why the district attorney is bringing charges against those who worked there?
And how does this relate to an intolerance of pregnancy outside of marriage?? The statistics on babies born out of wedlock in America hardly point to any intolerance on the part of US society in the 21st century.
This.at first when I read the title I suspected right wing activists of claiming legitimate abortions were murder, until I read the article and had a visceral reaction.
Umm yes I am serious. Abortion at any stage of pregnancy is legal in China. Maybe I should have been more specific. "Exact same thing" means abortion at any stage of pregnancy (including induced labor). Not in the "barbaric" way described in the article tho, because it is legal and performed in big hospitals. I'm not trying to suggest anything. Just that this article reminded me of the cruel fact in my beloved home country. Whether laws and norms in China has anything to do w/ this tragedy is hard to pin point. However, I can somewhat understand the drive behind the patients who sought for later term abortion at that clinic (after all, none of this would have happened if no women wanted to do it). Cultural norms deeply rooted in one's culture can direct the mind into seeking this type of illegal health care regardless of the popular cultural norms (i.e. it is okay to have children outside/before marriage). Late term abortion is brutal and inhumane, I agree. But in cultures such as my home country's, if the fetus doesn't die, the mother has to (not literally but no one would ever marry her and she would be looked down upon forever). It is sad but true.
at first when I read the title I suspected right wing activists of claiming legitimate abortions were murder, until I read the article and had a visceral reaction.
I wonder if his patients will be charged as well.
What are you talking about. this is so off topic
40% of American babies are born to unmarried parents. this guy kills babies.
http://www.medicalmaniacs.com/images/kermit_gosnell.jpg
People shouldn't be judged by how they look, but gosh...
Probably because they're viable outside the womb at that age.Why can't you legally do abortions after 24 weeks? Where do they come up with this number?
Bam.ok, who wants to track down where he did his med school and residency?
Gosnell got his medical degree from Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia and is board certified in family practice. He started, but did not finish, a residency in obstetrics-gynecology, authorities said. "He does not know how to do an abortion. He's not board certified," Assistant District Attorney Joanne Pescatore said. "Once he got them there, he saw dollar signs and did abortions that other people wouldn't do."
Read more: http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,2043166-2,00.html#ixzz1BWt4PMdD
ok, who wants to track down where he did his med school and residency?
Probably because they're viable outside the womb at that age.
He went to Jefferson, and never completed a residency.
Didn't u see the key word "in China"
Gosh...
and if u saw my earlier post at all -- I was just drawing some parallels b/c this incident reminds me of what is going on in my home country.
I thought so too. Are they for real? I was surprised by the number of doctors on that wall of shame.kind of off topic, but the physicians on that "wall of shame" are ridiculous...
EX: Craig A Bittner, MD, 49, Beverly Hills
INVESTIGATED, use of liposuction fat for his SUV fuel
[FONT=Comic Sans MS, cursive]"Hey, they said for us to cut down on fossil fuel use.".
He went to Jefferson, and never completed a residency.
They still have the degree, but what does this mean for job prospects? No one will hire a non-board certified physician or someone who never completed a residency? Private practice would be the only way to go?
Affiliated with UPenn according to this website, but it is basically only a block away, ie. I wonder if they know about the "affiliation": http://www.healthcare.com/profile/kermit-d-gosnell/
( oh penn, do you really need another scandal so soon?
re: http://spotlight.vitals.com/2010/03...rect-radicoactive-seed-implants-not-uncommon/ )
I read your earlier post. it was just an insanely early hijack
at first when I read the title I suspected right wing activists of claiming legitimate abortions were murder, until I read the article and had a visceral reaction.
could you possibly be from further out in left fieldDoing the exact same thing that this man has done, none of the Obstetricians in China would ever be charged. It is unfortunate how intolerable the society is towards pregnancy outside marriage.
Are you serious? Did you read the article? Do you think that the laws and norms in China have anything to do with what was done in Philly or why the district attorney is bringing charges against those who worked there?
It's okay to kill a 23 weeker even though there is a very remote possibility that one might survive. 25 weeks, then you're in. You get to live.
What about the women who knew that they were over the 24-week deadline (no pun intended)? They chose to undergo the risks associated with having an illegal abortion. Of course, since abortion is legal under 24 weeks in America, then whatever you do before then is whatever; it's what the mother wanted. I don't think that I could do anything like that. These women must have been very scared and desperate.
Are you guys are familiar with the born alive infant protection act? There are many babies who survive the initial moments after an attempted abortion. Some are just thrown away, some are left in an empty room or the roof. There are stories of mothers freaking out because their baby comes out alive, they suddening feel remorse and the desire for their baby to live, and have to face the abortion staff who refuses to help the infant or is too scared to call 911. Since, the purpose of the woman being there was to get rid of her baby.
Ugly situation. Makes me sick, but that just might be the post pregnancy hormones swirling around in my body.
Well, assuming the abortion was done legally, the baby wouldn't be viable, so calling 911 wouldn't really make a difference. It would be horrible for the mother to have to watch their baby die, but I don't really see much of an alternative.
Some babies are incorrectly dated, and even 23 weekers (under the magical 24 weeks) have been known to have survive.
Some babies are incorrectly dated, and even 23 weekers (under the magical 24 weeks) have been known to have survive.
Amongst all of the disturbing things in that article, I'd like to point out this one:
A high school student was administering intravenous anesthesia.
It's okay to kill a 23 weeker even though there is a very remote possibility that one might survive. 25 weeks, then you're in. You get to live.
What about the women who knew that they were over the 24-week deadline (no pun intended)? They chose to undergo the risks associated with having an illegal abortion. Of course, since abortion is legal under 24 weeks in America, then whatever you do before then is whatever; it's what the mother wanted. I don't think that I could do anything like that. These women must have been very scared and desperate.
Are you guys are familiar with the born alive infant protection act? There are many babies who survive the initial moments after an attempted abortion. Some are just thrown away, some are left in an empty room or the roof. There are stories of mothers freaking out because their baby comes out alive, they suddening feel remorse and the desire for their baby to live, and have to face the abortion staff who refuses to help the infant or is too scared to call 911. Since, the purpose of the woman being there was to get rid of her baby.
Ugly situation. Makes me sick, but that just might be the post pregnancy hormones swirling around in my body.
Yes, after months in a NICU, several million dollars and many mental and physical problems because of asphyxia and other complications related to being vastly premature.
At the hospital here no NICU doc will resus a baby earlier than 24 weeks (even with questionable dates because lets be honest - the 24 and 25 week old odds aren't much better). The pain of watching your infant die in the first few minutes of life is devastating. Watching it slowly suffer and die months later is worse.
Premature births are tragic, but the need to push the limit earlier and earlier is flawed.