The Morning Call has a new parenting blog which has had some interesting posts. A recent one though, I found to be mildly amusing. The post, which I’d say is little more than an advertisement, gushes with enthusiasm about the new maternity unit opening at Grandview Hospital which is supposedly “spa like.” Actually, I discovered that some of the text of the blog post is lifted directly from the hospital website–without acknowledgement. Continue Reading…
When I last blogged on this topic, I said in the comments:
Right now I’m not willing to string the appellate court as far up a pole as many people are doing… Continue Reading…
When I teach my classes I always tell my students that they have the right to refuse any medical intervention, even if doing so endangers them or their baby. I often point out that there is no situation where one person is required to have surgery to protect the health of another, which is essentially what many cesareans boil down to–a woman having a surgery that she likely does not need, but her baby might need.
Don’t get me wrong. I’m very much pro-life. I wouldn’t encourage any woman in labor to endanger her baby–and I truly believe that most women would not endanger their baby. But so often, Continue Reading…