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Jan 28Liked by Stacy Wentworth, M.D.

This was so important, heartbreaking, and necessary to consider, thank you. The gulf between expectations and reality, the cruelty of random mutations, and the cruelty of political interference in any woman’s decisions about her health care…All such crushing elements during the incredibly difficult process of becoming a mother. We’ve mythologized so much about it. It’s still dangerous, life altering, and supremely personal. Adding cancer to that is unimaginable. Thanks for doing your part to help with compassion and expertise.

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Thank you, Ryan. It was awful. I still think about her and wonder how she held all of that in her heart that day. 💔

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That’s so interesting, Melissa. I am sorry that has been your experience with pregnancy terminations. Birth control access and education does sound like a good option there.

I’ve had much more subtle situations in the few patients where it has come up - fatal birth defects and cancer.

In states where abortions are restricted, physicians are no longer providing abortions to patients like the one I discussed here due to legal policies of their health systems and hospitals.

No one plans to get cancer so policies created to deter elective abortions may inadvertently lead to the death of mothers who did want to be pregnant.

How do we protect that right is what I’m struggling with.

https://abcnews.go.com/amp/US/doctors-testify-confusion-surrounding-texas-abortion-bans/story?id=101521408

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I don’t like abortion. I believe when a mothers life is in danger and no other avenue can help it is ok. I grieve though for all the other abortions done because people were careless and to lazy to take responsibility. Taking responsibility is a real problem in society anymore. I don’t think doctors will be jailed in cases like pink crocs. But I wish society would practice birth control and very few abortions would be needed.

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