Pregnant Woman Votes En Route To Hospital To Give Birth
Source: NBC-Chicago
Pregnant Woman Votes En Route To Hospital To Give Birth
By Lisa Balde
| Tuesday, Nov 6, 2012 | Updated 10:31 AM CST
For anyone who ever thought they were too busy to vote, meet 21-year-old Galicia Malone.
The south suburban Dolton mom-to-be was spotted at her polling place Tuesday morning on her way to give birth at a local hospital.
Cook County Clerk David Orr said Malone's contractions were five minutes apart when she showed up around 8:30 a.m. at her precinct's location named, yes, New Life Celebration Church.
The clerk's office said Malone's water had already broken when she made the stop to vote in her first presidential election.
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SamKnause
(13,108 posts)That is awesome dedication and determination.
Congratulations to the new parents !
That's really the "labor" of love.
monmouth
(21,078 posts)round robin and would not leave until it was over...Hahaha, went to hospital the next morning..
JoyBugaloo
(99 posts)Nice!!
I think I might have done the same thing LOL
Thanks for that laugh!!
condoleeza
(814 posts)His favorite story is of going on a call where a woman had died suddenly of heart failure. When he asked the husband to describe what had happened he said that she had just correctly guessed the final question on Jeopardy and then she just slumped over and had no pulse. We're huge Jeopardy fans, it was hard for him not to laugh.
CBHagman
(16,986 posts)...to say nothing of efficiency. Ballot? Check. Baby? check.
cyndensco
(1,697 posts)Tanelorn
(359 posts)DesertRat
(27,995 posts)condoleeza
(814 posts)Dr. Strange
(25,921 posts)Wasn't that a Mike Oldfield album?
Wait Wut
(8,492 posts)Good luck to you, Ms. Malone and your new Bears fan!!! And...thanks for voting!
myrna minx
(22,772 posts)seabeyond
(110,159 posts)Enrique
(27,461 posts)Mitt Malone.
just kidding!
excringency
(105 posts)Barack or Michelle?
Chemisse
(30,813 posts)It's so great seeing people take their right to vote very seriously.
Pachamama
(16,887 posts)Good job Mama!!!
2theleft
(1,136 posts)I want to send her a congrats baby gift!! What an awesome patriot she is.
Mira
(22,380 posts)who needs to personally adopt this woman and her baby.
I swear.
I am so moved!
It also shows why early voting is a good idea. One could always be too busy with really important stuff to get to it.
Wernothelpless
(410 posts)For a girl ...
redqueen
(115,103 posts)That is so fantastic. What an amazing woman.
Duval
(4,280 posts)Now that's dedication! Hats off to Malone! BTW, kpete, you always have such interesting posts. Thank you.
caseymoz
(5,763 posts)I'm betting they didn't get trained for this.
Manifestor_of_Light
(21,046 posts).
BlueMan Votes
(903 posts)what would have happened if she had voted not to?
lalalu
(1,663 posts)Congrats and thanks.
vaberella
(24,634 posts)This is what America is about. This young woman is not only voting for herself, or for the struggle of our ancestors to have the power to vote; she is also voting for her child and future generations. She's exemplary!
Cha
(297,321 posts)magical thyme
(14,881 posts)I love it!!!!!
GOOD! ON! HER!!!!!
whistler162
(11,155 posts)a President and in 40 years they will vote for a President on their birthday.
If I live to be 89 I will be able to vote for a President on my birthday. The last one was President Obama.