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Posted on 4/12/14 at 3:18 pm to Person of interest
Posted on 4/12/14 at 3:18 pm to Person of interest
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What happens between you and your Dr should stay that we have enough of the state in our private lives.
They're essentially reporting abuse just like they would if the child is outside of the womb and shows up in their office with unexplained injuries. This isn't reporting your cholesterol levels to your employer.
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Posted on 4/12/14 at 3:27 pm to BluegrassBelle
Then what happens? Arrest her, put under observation?
What about smoking? What if she is to old when defects are more likely?
What about smoking? What if she is to old when defects are more likely?
Posted on 4/12/14 at 3:30 pm to Person of interest
Doctors are required by law to report child and elder abuse, this could easily just be viewed as an extension of child abuse.
Posted on 4/12/14 at 5:29 pm to Person of interest
The same thing that happens when someone is reported for child abuse.
Abortion arguments aside, I don't see how it's hard to come to the conclusion that drug abuse while pregnant could be considered child abuse. Especially in states that may have already set laws based on when a fetus is considered "a person".
Abortion arguments aside, I don't see how it's hard to come to the conclusion that drug abuse while pregnant could be considered child abuse. Especially in states that may have already set laws based on when a fetus is considered "a person".
This post was edited on 4/12/14 at 5:32 pm
Posted on 4/12/14 at 5:53 pm to MIZ_COU
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Anybody that has more than 1 kid on welfare probably needs to be forcibly sterilized.
No, absolutely not.
Posted on 4/12/14 at 6:47 pm to BluegrassBelle
I mean, I get the desire to shame women into not using drugs while pregnant, but where does this stop?
There are a lot of things women shouldn't eat or do while pregnant that could harm the fetus.
Alcohol
Tobacco
Shitty diet
Soft cheeses
Certain types of seafood
Use certain cleaning products
Dye their hair
Clean a litter box
Going to test for all of that, too?
If men are under the influence when they get a woman pregnant, that can be damaging as well. Are they going to test men before they ejaculate?
If this is just one private practice doing this, that's their right and if patients don't like the intrusion they can switch doctors. Speak with their feet. But if this becomes a mandate from insurance companies or the government, then I have a huge problem with it.
There are a lot of things women shouldn't eat or do while pregnant that could harm the fetus.
Alcohol
Tobacco
Shitty diet
Soft cheeses
Certain types of seafood
Use certain cleaning products
Dye their hair
Clean a litter box
Going to test for all of that, too?
If men are under the influence when they get a woman pregnant, that can be damaging as well. Are they going to test men before they ejaculate?
If this is just one private practice doing this, that's their right and if patients don't like the intrusion they can switch doctors. Speak with their feet. But if this becomes a mandate from insurance companies or the government, then I have a huge problem with it.
Posted on 4/12/14 at 7:28 pm to CatFan81
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What's archaic is men telling adult women what to do with their bodies.
It's not just your body anymore once you're pregnant. Wish women
would reailize that.
This post was edited on 4/12/14 at 7:35 pm
Posted on 4/12/14 at 7:49 pm to sorantable
It's my understanding that my OB tests all expectant patients twice, once at the first visit, once at a random future visit. I thought it was state mandated for all pregnant women, but i could be mistaken. I never heard anything about either of my drug tests, but a friend of mine had a false positive (later proven by extensive retesting) and child services showed up at her door two days after her doctor's appt with a court order to test her and her two older children. It was a huge ordeal but eventually worked out.
Posted on 4/12/14 at 7:56 pm to Dawggy_Style
quote:that sounds like a huge hassle, I would probably be pretty pissed off if that happened to a so.
I never heard anything about either of my drug tests, but a friend of mine had a false positive (later proven by extensive retesting) and child services showed up at her door two days after her doctor's appt with a court order to test her and her two older children. It was a huge ordeal but eventually worked out.
Posted on 4/12/14 at 9:21 pm to heartbreakTiger
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that sounds like a huge hassle
It really was ridiculous. She and her husband had to retain a lawyer and the entire process lasted several months.
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