Dr. Jen Gunter
abortion
Dear Ireland, the answer to allowing medical necessary abortion isn’t an inquisition
The coroner and jury in the inquest into the death of Savita Halappanavar arrived at the same conclusions that I have long held: that the prohibitive Irish abortion law played a role. Ms. Halappanavar needed her uterus evacuated before Wednesday (preferably on the Monday), but under current Irish law a woman apparently has be waiting … Continue reading
Expert in Savita inquiry confirms Irish women get lower standard of care with chorioamnionitis
As the inquest into Savita Halappanavar’s death continues we have heard about delays and errors, all of which most likely contributed to her terrible outcome. However, along the way those who have tried to pass off her death as medical negligence and nothing to do with Irish law or Catholic ethos have rested on the … Continue reading
Gosnell case not about abortion it’s about how the desperate and disadvantaged get care
Kermit Gosnell is on trial for providing grossly negligent care to many women culminating in the death of at least one. He is also accused of performing late term abortions past the point of legality. The pictures in the press look like most of his patients (or the economically disadvantaged ones anyway) were seen is … Continue reading
Savita Halappanavar’s inquest: the three questions that must be answered
Savita Halappanavar was admitted at on a Sunday to Galway hospital at 17 weeks into her pregnancy with ruptured membranes, a dilated cervix, and an elevated white blood cell count (a marker of infection). It is clear that her diagnosis was chorioamnionitis, an infection of the fetal membranes. When left untreated the bacteria of chorioamnionitis march … Continue reading
North Dakota, the irony of aiming for illegal abortions and cheap cigarettes
North Dakota state legislators sent two highly restrictive abortion bills to the governor to sign: banning all abortions at 6 weeks and banning all abortions for genetic anomalies. Rep. Bette Grande introduced the bills, because apparently she looks at legislation “from the life side of things.” Except smokers. Grande and North Dakota legislators aren’t concerned … Continue reading
New study confirms no link between abortion and breast cancer
In 2004 the Collaborative Group on Hormonal Factors in Breast Cancer evaluated the worldwide epidemiological evidence on the possible relation between breast cancer and previous spontaneous and induced abortion ad found no link. The results, drawn from 53 studies, were published in the Lancet. A new study confirms this data, that there is no link between abortion and breast cancer. … Continue reading
If Roe v. Wade were overturned many states would immediately ban abortion. Is your state one of them?
January 22nd is the 40th anniversary of Roe v. Wade, the landmark Supreme Court decision that legalized abortion. Despite surviving many challenges, Roe is precarious given the GOP push to get conservatives justices appointed. While the majority of americans support legal abortion, abortion is such a political weapon that Roe could theoretically be overturned, and then … Continue reading
Can Georgia law force a woman to have a c-section for a non viable, premature fetus?
The new crop of laws in the Unites States using the premise of “fetal pain” to restrict abortion can only be described as unscience (an Orwellian theme that sadly fits). The latest is the new Georgia abortion law HB 954, which the OB/GYN Society of Georgia states is “murky” and difficult to interpret. HB 954 … Continue reading
Abortion, health care, HPV, chronic pain: what I’ve learned from my most popular posts of 2012
I published 97 posts in 2012 and during the year my blog was viewed approximately 970,000 times. I’m humbled that anyone took the time to read anything that I wrote. Some posts were read by a couple of hundred people and some posts by a couple of hundred thousand. I don’t think the writing on … Continue reading
Irish Catholic Bishops reveal ignorance in statement on death of Savita Halappanavar
The Irish Catholic Bishops have seen fit to clarify the church’s view on gynecology given Savita Halappanavar’s death from sepsis at 17 weeks in her pregnancy and the concern that evacuating her uterus was delayed because the fetus still had a heart beat. The full statement is here, but this is the excerpt I find … Continue reading
