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Politics : Sharks in the Septic Tank -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: average joe who wrote (78668)	11/5/2003 7:37:10 PM
From: Rambi	Respond to of 82486

A percentage of women will die from taking RU486, yet they are not told they might be a statistic. On the contrary, we all are aware when we ingest any medication-- hormones, aspirin, antihistimines-- that there are risks. When we get in a car, when we eat sushi, when we enter the ocean, when we give birth, we know we could become a statistic. And eventually, without exception, we all do. Women who use tampons run a risk of septic shock also (which is what that young girl died from). It sounds to me as if the girl died from poor medical care in response to a complication of the drug-induced abortion. This shouldn't be confused with the issue of abortion itself. You know what was a good point in that article though? Notification of parents when a girl is under 18. That's one of my hobbyhorses. If we are going to expect parents to take responsibility for their children we can't take away their authority.