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greatlaurel

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30. Please tell the person who posted that nonsense, they are dead wrong.
Wed Feb 11, 2015, 08:09 PM
Feb 2015

With my first pregnancy, my doctor suspected an ectopic pregnancy. The doctor sent me straight to the hospital to have a transvaginal ultrasound. He was calling the surgeon to be ready when they confirmed the ectopic pregnancy. He was very concerned that I already had peritonitis due to the horrible infection and fever I had. The ultrasound was hideously painful, even though it was really medically necessary. If it is not medically necessary, calling it rape is not out of line. The technician doing the procedure was very apologetic about the "discomfort". She tried to be gentle and she was good, but it was not an easy procedure.

Fortunately, it was a normal pregnancy. I just had a massive urinary tract infection which required massive doses of antibiotics. However, now with all these new draconian anti-abortion laws, I could have been allowed to die in agony and never raise a family, because of these anti-women fanatics idiotic interpretations of the Bible. These anti-abortion people are evil.

To make this a more positive post, my pregnancy was normal (although the delivery was life threatening, but that is a whole other story) and that child is a great feminist and starts medical school in the fall!

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Oh, they are working towards smaller government, keeping government out of our lives, HUH? Thinkingabout Jan 2015 #1
She was saying that it was routine, so why make the fuss about it? CTyankee Jan 2015 #3
No mercuryblues Jan 2015 #14
I thought that sounded funny... CTyankee Jan 2015 #15
Don't think so dhol82 Jan 2015 #2
And even physical torture to some extent (I've heard it's quite uncomfortable). nomorenomore08 Jan 2015 #18
wrong. and the medical field backs that up and did at the time of the law enacted. seabeyond Jan 2015 #4
thank you! I must say I was confused. It's been a long, long time since I was last CTyankee Jan 2015 #6
Giggles? Are you sure? I was under the impression anti-choicers had no sense of humor. nomorenomore08 Jan 2015 #19
i cannot imagine, a group of men gathering on how to humiliate and shame women and girls, NOT seabeyond Jan 2015 #22
There are some real sadists in the world who seem to find others' pain amusing. nomorenomore08 Jan 2015 #23
IT is not just giggles, but be sure that these men do hate women and want to control NoJusticeNoPeace Feb 2015 #27
Hell no newfie11 Jan 2015 #5
That's what I thought, too! CTyankee Jan 2015 #7
+++ newfie11 Jan 2015 #17
A very concise answer. nomorenomore08 Jan 2015 #20
everyone seems to get an ultrasound these days, but mopinko Jan 2015 #8
I work in radiology. Twenty weeks is routine. nt Laffy Kat Jan 2015 #10
I've had 4 JustAnotherGen Jan 2015 #9
most statements conataining the words all/never are false on the face of it. Tuesday Afternoon Jan 2015 #11
I've had 2 kids, and I have only had 1 vaginal ultra sound with one kid all american girl Jan 2015 #12
government imposed rape marym625 Jan 2015 #13
It is assault, in any meaningful sense. nomorenomore08 Jan 2015 #21
Wow, that's really wrong. Sheldon Cooper Jan 2015 #16
off topic, sorry, just for you randys1 Feb 2015 #28
No, they don't Bettie Feb 2015 #24
Such a creepy way to think ismnotwasm Feb 2015 #25
Trans vaginal ultrasounds are used to explore fibroids, tumors, PCOS, and other problems Warpy Feb 2015 #26
It feels like "rape by instrumentality" Manifestor_of_Light Feb 2015 #29
Please tell the person who posted that nonsense, they are dead wrong. greatlaurel Feb 2015 #30
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