Huh, I’m surprised. I see you as very maternal in a lot of ways.

So glad I’m the only parent. I will never have to worry about these custody shit-shows (until my son runs away and begs to be made a ward of the state).

I think all too often medical professionals write off poor people in pain as drug seekers.

I don’t think it’s a tough one at all. Nobody’s at their best when they don’t feel well; it’s not uncommon at all for hospital staff to have to deal with a “difficult” patient who doesn’t understand what’s happening and/or is being loud and belligerent about treatment. It’s part of the job. It is part of the job to…

So we've established that she's someone who clearly needs CARE regardless if it's medical or psychiatric. I don't understand what you are insinuating.

Except you’re not really “damned if you do” because it’s your job to do a thorough and appropriate examination (and also federal law). Weigh the consequences of treating her vs. not treating her, too.

It’s possible they did a thorough and appropriate examination here, and that an appropriate examination didn’t reveal…

As far as I know, they have a duty of care that involves at least examining people when they say they’re sick. I’m not sure if it’s the law though.

or maybe she had an ongoing problem that wasn’t properly diagnosed or treated. This time it killed her.

Sounds like she was the type of person to go to the ER several times, claiming she had pain and the staff never found anything. Crying wolf as a hypochondriac

Well now I will be. Last time I had an issue I wasn’t loud and belligerent and just meekly went on my way. Then ended up back two days later with a life-threatening issue because of a double-diagnosis (well we’ll treat you for these two things, see how that works out. Even though the medicines for both are…

It’s like some people are surprised normal human emotions surface in critical and stressful situations. Even though they're totally willing to excuse a cop who feared for his life shooting an unarmed civilian under any circumstances.

So the complaint is calling for Emily Post composure and volume during *ignored* cardiac arrest/seizure/stroke type seeming health incidents?

WTF

“causing a disturbance in the hospital with her language and the volume of her voice”

TN law requires physicians to rescue infants “born alive” after a botched abortion. But not prematurely born infants. Parents are allowed to ask physicians to provide only palliative care.

They’re pro-birth, not pro-life, that’s why.

Your understanding is wrong. Viability is a weird term that, thanks to the miracles of technology, is edging increasingly towards conception. You can resuscitate or keep something alive through artificial means way before it would naturally survive outside the womb.

Here we go again.

I know somebody who had, what I guess is the only correct term, a psychotic break when she was 8 months pregnant. She tried to then kill the baby by repeatedly punching her stomach and then throwing herself off some stairs. It had something to do with her not being able to take her meds while pregnant, and fortunately…

Fuck. That lady needs...support, not prison.