stopthatgirl7Oct 5, 2023

A Woman Was Denied Medication for Being of ‘Childbearing Age.’ She Just Sued the Hospital

Tara Rule says her doctor in upstate New York was “determined to protect a hypothetical fetus" instead of helping her treat debilitating pain.

https://jezebel.com/childbearing-age-medication-denied-lawsuit-1850899899

A Woman Was Denied Medication for Being of ‘Childbearing Age.’ She Just Sued the Hospital

Tara Rule says her doctor in upstate New York was “determined to protect a hypothetical fetus" instead of helping her treat debilitating pain.

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Show threadFlowVoidOct 6, 2023
This sort of thing was common practice long before Dobbs. And it is usually motivated by a fear of getting sued over birth defects, especially if there is an alternative that is not teratogenic. And there almost always is an alternative.
Show threadSuddenlyBlowGreenOct 6, 2023
What birth defects would there be in this case?
Show threadFlowVoidOct 6, 2023

I don’t know, because the medication in question hasn’t been identified.

But in general, if a medication causes any birth defects (or, more often, miscarriages) in lab animals then it won’t be used at the equivalent dose in pregnancy. It would be unethical to try to find out what it does to a human fetus.

Show threadSuddenlyBlowGreenOct 6, 2023
So the woman was pregnant?
Show threadFlowVoid

I don’t think so. But if a med is not to be used in pregnant patients, then it’s only used as a last resort for patients who could become pregnant while taking it.

Again, this is not about religious beliefs, it’s standard CYA for health care providers.

Oct 6, 2023 at 9:54pmWeb