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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsBat shit crazy:Louisiana Bill Would Require Women to Stay on Life Support if Pregnant
The bill would require doctors to keep women on life support regardless of family's wishesLouisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal will soon decide on a bill that could require hospitals to keep pregnant women on life support, regardless of her familys wishes.
The bill, which passed the Louisiana State House of Representatives last week, specifies that if a woman is at least 20 weeks pregnant, she must be kept on life support.
State lawmakers say the law would protect healthy fetuses from meeting an untimely demise as a result of the mothers condition. Abortion rights groups oppose the legislation, the New Orleans Times-Picayune reports.
A state Senate version of the bill allowed family members to request that expectant mothers be taken off of life support, Huffington Post said, but the provision was scrapped in committee. Jindal is expected to sign the bill into law.
http://time.com/2851030/pregnant-women-life-support-louisiana-bill-bobby-jindal/
shenmue
(38,506 posts)Bow to it!
yeoman6987
(14,449 posts)I can see MAYBE if the woman can not let her wishes be known....MAYBE be cautious.....however, what if the woman had exact wording on what to do when she is pregnant?
lame54
(35,287 posts)it is not healthy for the fetus
so maybe it shouldn't be up to the mother
Then, when it grows up and enlists if taken prisoner, THEN the wrath of the gop will be lowered!
newfie11
(8,159 posts)So once said baby is born, what then?
They don't give a shit!
EEO
(1,620 posts)NightWatcher
(39,343 posts)Start treating children like they are important to you then I'll buy that you really give a shit about kids born and unborn.
valerief
(53,235 posts)TRoN33
(769 posts)Remember he signed pro-big oil bill that disbarred Louisianan from file any forms of lawsuits against oil and gas companies.
Triana
(22,666 posts)catbyte
(34,377 posts)from Fiction to Non-Fiction first?
packman
(16,296 posts)talk about a camel poking its nose under the tent. All sort of scenarios can be generated from this. Crack head pregnant moms strapped down to beds. Mentally ill ones, minority mothers, mothers who attempted suicide, etc., etc. The mother has now become the host to the parasitic thing living in it.
Daemonaquila
(1,712 posts)Utterly disgusting. The best way to kill this law would be to pass another one requiring Medicaid to pay the full bill once that decision is made by the hospital. That would end the BS real fast.