Did a mom REALLY loose her baby due to refusal to consent to a cesarean?
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…
A Woman’s Right to Refuse Cesarean
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…