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

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

  • 30mag@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    9 months ago

    What more do you need to feel like this woman should be “allowed” to receive life-saving medication?

    She was prescribed medication. Did they leave that out of the article?

    Rule asks whether the drug would be a very effective treatment if she were a post-menopausal woman. The doctor says, “Yes, it would be.” In a longer version of the recording, obtained by the Times Union, it’s not clear whether the doctor is trying to discourage Rule from ever getting an abortion, or is awkwardly trying to communicate the risks of the medication. Rule said the doctor prescribed a different medication that has other negative side effects.

    https://www.timesunion.com/news/article/New-York-woman-claims-she-was-denied-care-due-to-17454058.php

    • weed_scientist@mander.xyz
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      9 months ago

      Yes, I mentioned that in the last sentence of my comment. She said in the video that her blood pressure dropping to a lethal level is very possible due to pre-existing issues.