Saturday, January 19, 2013

How bureaucracy killed a woman | Synopsis

How bureaucracy killed a woman

A Husband Holds His Wife's Hand During Delivery of Their Baby in Loretto Hospital in New Ulm, Minnesota...
A Husband Holds His Wife's Hand During Delivery of Their Baby in Loretto Hospital in New Ulm, Minnesota... by The U.S. National Archives
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I am not going to get into the debate of legalized abortion or not. However, I am going to get into a practical discussion of how dangerous it is when common sense fails to exist and bureaucratic rules interfere with the practice of medicine. As a high-risk obstetrician for more than 25 years who deals with life and death situations in pregnant women frequently, there is a very logical pathway to the treatment of a septic pregnancy. As I read this story about a pregnant woman in Ireland, it appears that in her 17th week of pregnancy, she presented at the hospital with significant signs and symptoms of blood poisoning. Savita Halappanavar, 31, who lived in Galway since 2008, was 17 weeks along in her pregnancy.

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Savita

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Praveen

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Country: Ireland

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Facility: University Hospital Galway

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City: Galway

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HealthCondition: septic shock

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Organization: national government's Health Service

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Organization: Supreme Court

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