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To: LindyBill who wrote (503708)	8/22/2012 9:11:11 PM
From: average joe	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 794265

Pregnant Girl Dies Because Abortion Ban Delayed Chemotherapy August 18, 2012 05:35 PM EDT 5 people recommend this \| comments: 11 by Reno Berkeley Member since: June 17, 2010 The Dominican Republic's abortion ban has cost a teenage girl her life. The girl was just 16 years old and could have had a full life ahead of her if doctors had not balked at performing the necessary chemo treatments that could have saved her life. Instead, however, they delayed, fearing jail time and losing their licenses more than they cared about this girl's life. She was admitted into the hospital in late July, and according to CNN, was dying of acute leukemia and needed aggressive treatment. There should have been no option to delay because her disease needed immediate treatment. Rosa Hernandez, the girl's mother, is obviously devastated. She told reporters after her daughter's death: They have killed me, I'm dead, dead. I'm nothing. She was the reason for my existence. I no longer live. Rosa has died. Let the world know that Rosa is dead. The girl was 13 weeks pregnant when she died, which means she would have still been in her first trimester if treatment had started immediately. Advocates have said that the law would have permitted the treatment but that doctors cared more about the embryo in her womb than the 16-year-old dying before their eyes. In the end, they did start treatment, but it was too late. The patient's body rejected a blood transfusion, and she had a miscarriage early Friday morning. Later that day, the girl went into cardiac arrest and died. Ms. Hernandez is rightfully blaming the doctors for not putting her daughter's life first, as they should have from the very beginning. The Dominican constitution specifically bans abortion, with Article 37 stating, "the right to life is inviolable from the moment of conception and until death." However, this should not preclude life saving treatments that could cause a miscarriage. The case has revived the contentious debate for the abortion ban, especially in cases such as Hernandez's daughter's. When a woman's life is clearly in jeopardy without treatment, her life should take precedence over the that of the unborn fetus. It is simply the humane and ethical thing to do. gather.com