A tragic consequence of #RoeVWade decision that will harm women:
time to talk CANCER during PREGNANCY.
Without abortion access, women with cancer will have an impossible choice: risk delayed cancer care or severe fetal harm
angry ER doc thread... (1/8)
#reproductiverights
time to talk CANCER during PREGNANCY.
Without abortion access, women with cancer will have an impossible choice: risk delayed cancer care or severe fetal harm
angry ER doc thread... (1/8)
#reproductiverights
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1,000s of pregnant women each year in the US are diagnosed w cancer. These include breast ca, rectal ca, melanoma.
Treatment may require radiation, chemotherapy. But here's the problem....
radiation & chemo can cause great fetal harm in up to 15%-20% cases
what to do?
1,000s of pregnant women each year in the US are diagnosed w cancer. These include breast ca, rectal ca, melanoma.
Treatment may require radiation, chemotherapy. But here's the problem....
radiation & chemo can cause great fetal harm in up to 15%-20% cases
what to do?
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imagine: you're a pregnant women, excited to have your 1st child. You receive terrible cancer news. And you are told that you need chemo NOW - or you risk the cancer spreading.
But you are told chemo has a big chance of harming the fetus.
If you live in many states....
imagine: you're a pregnant women, excited to have your 1st child. You receive terrible cancer news. And you are told that you need chemo NOW - or you risk the cancer spreading.
But you are told chemo has a big chance of harming the fetus.
If you live in many states....
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.... if abortion is illegal, you have an IMPOSSIBLE choice if pregnant with cancer:
risk delayed cancer care, or risk a severely injured fetus and live with the guilt of the decision.
and don't give me the "exception for life of mother" crap, because in red states....
.... if abortion is illegal, you have an IMPOSSIBLE choice if pregnant with cancer:
risk delayed cancer care, or risk a severely injured fetus and live with the guilt of the decision.
and don't give me the "exception for life of mother" crap, because in red states....
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.... I assure you it will be said that the mother wasn't at IMMEDIATE risk of harm from her cancer, she was stable and should have waited.... she risks jail!
if chemo leads to miscarriage - the doctor may be at legal risk of causing abortion
so it's a disaster all around
.... I assure you it will be said that the mother wasn't at IMMEDIATE risk of harm from her cancer, she was stable and should have waited.... she risks jail!
if chemo leads to miscarriage - the doctor may be at legal risk of causing abortion
so it's a disaster all around
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many women will not seek abortions to avoid jail risk, will receive delayed cancer treatment, and will have more advanced cancer, sometimes terminal.
in short, women will die.
I assure you we will hear the following story in coming months:
many women will not seek abortions to avoid jail risk, will receive delayed cancer treatment, and will have more advanced cancer, sometimes terminal.
in short, women will die.
I assure you we will hear the following story in coming months:
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a married mother of 2 will die of metastatic breast cancer because she couldn't abort, and thus delayed care out of protective love for her fetus. And will leave 2 kids, and a new baby, motherless as a result.
count on it.
#WomensRightsAreHumanRights
a married mother of 2 will die of metastatic breast cancer because she couldn't abort, and thus delayed care out of protective love for her fetus. And will leave 2 kids, and a new baby, motherless as a result.
count on it.
#WomensRightsAreHumanRights
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think of all the women you know with breast cancer or colorectal cancer. And think of the choice they would need to make if pregnant.
more reading:
Hepner et al, Cancer During Pregnancy: The Oncologist Overview 2019. ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/P…
think of all the women you know with breast cancer or colorectal cancer. And think of the choice they would need to make if pregnant.
more reading:
Hepner et al, Cancer During Pregnancy: The Oncologist Overview 2019. ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/P…
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