An excerpt of the article:
"Ms. Taylor became light-headed and fell down a flight of stairs in her home. Paramedics rushed to the scene and ultimately declared her healthy. However, since she was pregnant with her third child at the time, Taylor thought it would be best to be seen at the local ER to make sure her fetus was unharmed.
That's when things got really bad and really crazy. Alone, distraught, and frightened, Taylor confided in the nurse treating her that she hadn't always been sure she'd wanted this baby, now that she was single and unemployed. She'd considered both adoption and abortion before ultimately deciding to keep the child. The nurse then summoned a doctor, who questioned her further about her thoughts on ending the pregnancy. Next thing Taylor knew, she was being arrested for attempted feticide. Apparently the nurse and doctor thought that Taylor threw herself down the stairs on purpose."
(Emphasis theirs). I have no problem with the EMT staff taking the woman to the hospital to make sure the fetus was unharmed. Judging that Ms. Taylor was okay for questioning and declared healthy before being taken to the hospital, I would like to know whether she was asked if she would like to go to the hospital for such a check up or if she was just taken there.
Full criticism here.
I can see why they would have done that. After taking a fall down the stairs, she confided she had considered not keeping the child. A concerned nurse or doctor could easily make the short step to the conclusion that she tried to kill the fetus herself. The fact that the judge declined to prosecute puts the nail in the coffin on this one. This isn't an outrage, this is a hospital staff being precautious. I nearly called the fire department about smoke from my neighbors house (when it turned out to be their dryer vents). People make big stupid mistakes a lot. Furthermore, the Daily KOS is a hack job of a news site. Read the article, pure propaganda nonsense. "Anti-choice zealots" and other ad hominem attacks leave them with zero credibility to me, which is a shame, because this "article" is trying to make a good point, just like I've tried making a healthy sandwich, and smothered it in mayonaise and bacon.
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