Dear Claudia i have seen pregnant women get huge amounts of drugs on presription in hospitals here in Australia as the staff and the system put these women in the too hard basket.
But I did/do wonder if the system was not fragmented and such women got continuity of care (and the midwife looking after them got appropriate back up) if the outcomes and actions of these women would improve.. Such cases do not happen in a vaccuum where is the examination of our societal failures in the reports of the lives and actions of these sad individuals??? Denise Hynd "Never believe that a few caring people can't change the world. For, indeed, they are the only ones who ever have." Margaret Mead ----- Original Message ----- From: "Anglodutch NTL Account" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, September 10, 2004 4:10 PM Subject: RE: [ozmidwifery] WOMAN CHARGED OVER STILLBIRTH > Women who choose to have their babies "killed" do so at a time when the > fetus is not yet viable. If this woman had had an abortion at 32 weeks she > would equally have been charged... > While I do not like the idea of abortion, and I abhor the casual way some > women seem to use it as an alternative method of birth control or use it for > the slightest excuse, I do accept a woman's right to the choice of having an > abortion. Using drugs on the other hand, to the extent that the baby had > enough drugs in its body to kill two adults, is completely irresponsible > and, in my view, not equal to having an abortion. I hope it will indeed > serve to deter other women from using illegal drugs in pregnancy. > > Claudia. > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Abby and Toby > Sent: 10 September 2004 07:52 > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [ozmidwifery] WOMAN CHARGED OVER STILLBIRTH > > > > Maybe this could deter illegal drug use in pregnancy though....... > > I agree that this is what they are trying to do, but it still seems ironic, > that a woman can choose to have her baby killed but a woman can't > "accidentally" kill her baby by drug use. > I know we all have differing views on abortion, but other people have got to > see the ridiculousness of this. I mean, abortion is a violent act resulting > in the death of a baby............surely, that is equal to a drug addict > causing the death of her newborn. > I just find it hypocritical. Thousands of women choose to have their babies > killed and it's fine, sometimes the government pays for it to happen. Yet > this woman who is a drug addict, "accidentally" causes the death of her baby > and she is facing life in prison??? I just don't think it makes sense. > I think too, that there are heaps of other ways of deterring drug use eg > support before, during and after pregnancy, better info etc etc. > > Love Abby > > -- > This mailing list is sponsored by ACE Graphics. > Visit <http://www.acegraphics.com.au> to subscribe or unsubscribe. > --- > Incoming mail is certified Virus Free. > Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). > Version: 6.0.759 / Virus Database: 508 - Release Date: 09/09/2004 > > --- > Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. > Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). > Version: 6.0.759 / Virus Database: 508 - Release Date: 09/09/2004 > > -- > This mailing list is sponsored by ACE Graphics. > Visit <http://www.acegraphics.com.au> to subscribe or unsubscribe. > -- This mailing list is sponsored by ACE Graphics. Visit <http://www.acegraphics.com.au> to subscribe or unsubscribe.
