thenamewastaken

thenamewastaken t1_jcm36s0 wrote

Reply to comment by Majestic-Feedback541 in Support Reproductive Justice in Maine this Women's History Month! by cm-1414

Sometimes mothers find out after the 24 week mark that the baby has issues incompatible with life. So if you get that horrible news, in this state it's either try to carry the pregnancy to term (maybe risking your own health) or travel to another state at great expense. Changing the law allows for Maine doctor's and the mother to make the best choice.

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thenamewastaken t1_jclwo1o wrote

Reply to comment by Flashy_Yam967 in Support Reproductive Justice in Maine this Women's History Month! by cm-1414

Because the baby isn't viable, but isn't threating the mother. If you made it that long in this state especially, it's a wanted pregnancy. So you go to an appointment and the doctor tells you that if your baby was to manage to survive birth than it would suffocate and die right after. The doctor recommends terminating the pregnancy but you're after the 24 week mark and they can't do anything about it. Now you get to either spend the rest of your pregnancy dealing with the fact that you are carrying a baby that will die horribly (which is pretty messed up) or if you're lucky enough you can afford to make a trip to another state. This bill would change that and allow the doctor in Maine and the patient to make that call without government interference.

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thenamewastaken t1_jas9es8 wrote

Reply to comment by vlakreeh in Yet another xtian not acting as Jesus would have him act. by IamSauerKraut

Most of them (the voters) will never hear about it. The right wing "news" networks won't report on things like this. When stuff like this comes up theses networks double down on the current bogyman to distract from reality. Those networks have been telling them for years that all other "main stream media" is fake so they won't bother to go looking. It's very depressing and exhausting.

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