Comments on: Let’s be honest about so-called ’serial abortions’

By: Bast Fenstalker

Thu, 27 May 2010 03:28:06 +0000

I have had 7 miscarriages, two of which required D&C’s neither of which were performed at an emergency department.
In fact, the only time I have ever presented to an emergency department during pregnancy is very early threatened miscarriages, which are normally signified by bleeding.
Both of my D&C’s were performed in day-surgery wards, and one of them saw me bumped for 3 emergency surgeries.
I will how ever state that I personally know a woman who has had multiple elective abortions, but for each of those, she has to visit a private clinic, not somewhere the average mother who is mourning the loss of her unborn child is waiting in a gown on a gurney.
The Emergency Department story does seem to have been used just to sensationalise an already hot topic.

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By: alyssateel

alyssateel — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 00:17:26 +0000

At the ED I volunteered at if a women was in the first trimester and miscarrying then she had to wait in the ED but if it was further along we’d take her to the maternity ward. I was never told the reasoning. I must say though that the women that came in and had to stay in the waiting room were the most heartbreaking people that I would ever see in there.

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By: Patti Hartigan

Patti Hartigan — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 02:16:49 +0000

Exactly! The only thing missing from the ER scene was the woman slurring her words, smoking a cigarette, and callously pushing aside an old lady suffering a heart attack. Thanks for your comment.

By: Patti Hartigan

Patti Hartigan — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 02:11:12 +0000

My sympathy goes out to your friend. It sounds like you surrounded her with support and continue to do so, as I’m sure she still feels her loss, even as she relishes life with her one grown daughter. Blessings to all of you.

By: Patti Hartigan

Patti Hartigan — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 02:08:21 +0000

Thank you for sharing your story. I don’t know a single woman who made that decision lightly, either. These are sober choices, most tinged with regret.

By: Patti Hartigan

Patti Hartigan — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 02:06:29 +0000

Thanks for confirming this, doc. Like most women, I have many friends who have had the procedure for a variety of reasons, including pregnancy loss, and not a single one has been to the ER.

By: karin

karin — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 00:46:38 +0000

Thanks for this.I read Sullivan regularly and this recent series has been very interesting but like you i suspected the post you referenced was fake,I wonder if it was even written by a woman..seriously how many woman would have described the ER scene like it was here.Sullivan is not usually naive however on this topic he has difficulty.