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Florida doctors refuse abortion for woman whose baby is expected to live less than 2 hours
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/f...xpected-to-live-less-than-2-hours/ar-AA17F0CP
A pregnant Florida woman has been denied an abortion, despite having been told by medical experts her baby will survive “only 20 minutes to a couple of hours,” the Washington Post reported today.
The tragic situation facing Deborah Dorbert and her husband Lee is the apparent consequence of “the uncharted landscape of Florida’s new abortion law,” the report said. The Post story described the couple’s anguish after a routine scan brought tragic news.
“The baby was no longer buoyed in ample amniotic fluid, Deborah’s doctor gently told her. The kidneys were not developing properly, failing to produce the liquid that protects the fetus and promotes the development of vital organs. She didn’t think the baby would survive without a transplant, and she urged Deborah to follow up quickly with a specialist in maternal fetal medicine.”
Further testing brought no better news. The baby was diagnosed with a deadly condition “incompatible with life” called Potter syndrome. But when the grief-stricken couple decided that terminating the pregnancy was their only choice under the circumstances, the situation worsened.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/f...xpected-to-live-less-than-2-hours/ar-AA17F0CP
A pregnant Florida woman has been denied an abortion, despite having been told by medical experts her baby will survive “only 20 minutes to a couple of hours,” the Washington Post reported today.
The tragic situation facing Deborah Dorbert and her husband Lee is the apparent consequence of “the uncharted landscape of Florida’s new abortion law,” the report said. The Post story described the couple’s anguish after a routine scan brought tragic news.
“The baby was no longer buoyed in ample amniotic fluid, Deborah’s doctor gently told her. The kidneys were not developing properly, failing to produce the liquid that protects the fetus and promotes the development of vital organs. She didn’t think the baby would survive without a transplant, and she urged Deborah to follow up quickly with a specialist in maternal fetal medicine.”
Further testing brought no better news. The baby was diagnosed with a deadly condition “incompatible with life” called Potter syndrome. But when the grief-stricken couple decided that terminating the pregnancy was their only choice under the circumstances, the situation worsened.