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diamond splinter Active User, very eHealthy
August 14th, 2006
Treton, new jersey, july 14, 2006 (lifesitenews.Com) – a woman seeking justice for almost nine years in a “wrongful abortion” case will be heard by the new jersey state supreme court, the star ledger reported thursday.


Rosa acuna sued her doctor for telling her that the child she was carrying at seven weeks gestation was not a baby, when he advised her to abort the high-risk pregnancy. The 29-year-old mother of two suffered from a kidney disorder. Mrs. Acuna says Dr. Sheldon turkish told her, “don’t be stupid, it’s just some blood,” when she asked if there was a baby present in her womb at that stage of pregnancy.


A severe haemorrhage three weeks after the abortion resulted in her emergency hospitalization, where a nurse told her, “the doctor left parts of the baby in you,” according to court papers. She sued on grounds that she decided to abort based on “erroneous information.”

dr. Turkish said he did not remember mrs. Acuna’s question, but he stated that if asked, he would have told her that a “seven-week pregnancy is not a living human being.”

an appeals panel this spring decided the case should go before a jury, who would decide if it was misleading to make a factual statement that a first-trimester abortion did not end the life of a complete, human being. Dr. Turkish appealed that decision, and the supreme court then stepped in and agreed to hear the case.


A similar case, also represented by attorney for mrs. Acuna, harold cassidy, is underway in south dakota. In planned parenthood v. Rounds, the abortion provider sued s.D. Governor mike rounds and attorney general larry long for a 2005 law that they say violates the free speech rights of abortion doctors. The law requires abortionists to tell pregnant women that abortion will end the life of a whole, separate, unique, living human being

at least they are no longer allowed to hide behind the clump of cells lie thats gotta be improvment.
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Tylanas
replied August 14th, 2006
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I agree with the doctor! And with the desicion the panel is going to debate about, whether it is a "complete, full, human being"

because it's .N.O.T!!
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Cambion
replied August 14th, 2006
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I also agree with the doctor - the fetus was not a baby and was not a person, nor can a fetus ever be either.
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HappyBaby
replied August 15th, 2006
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Right, i'm clearly going to be lambasted by both 'sides' here but I suspect that the lady in question's feelings of guilt at giving the ok to have her unborn child terminated are the driving force behind this case.

I believe that a zygote, embryo and foetus are all unique and living human beings, they are just at different, very early, stages of development. Just because they are not capable of living independently does not make them any less human. Therefore, when a pregnancy is terminated, a human being is being killed. However, as the z/e/f is dependent on the mother then I can understand the pregnancy needing to be terminated if her life is at risk.

I think this lady knew that she was consenting to her child being killed but realised she would likely die without the procedure. All being done, she probably felt enormous guilt and wanted to unburden herself by creating a scapegoat in the doctor.
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Tylanas
replied August 15th, 2006
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I know i'm not going to lambast you happybaby :)

you make good points; and i'd like to get to the bottom of this as well. Until that is done, nothing in this case can be taken at face value. Not the actions of the mother, the doctors, or anyone else concerned.
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HappyBaby
replied August 16th, 2006
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The article is obviously from a biased source and like you said, .Eiri, we can't really take it at face value. Mind you, what isn't biased these days?!
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Birch
replied August 24th, 2006
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diamond splinter wrote:
dr. Turkish said he did not remember mrs. Acuna’s question, but he stated that if asked, he would have told her that a “seven-week pregnancy is not a living human being.”


i'm pro-choice, but I cannot deny the fact that it's human (what else is it?), it's living (it's not dead), and it's a potential person.

I recognize that it has zero sentience, but to deny that it's human doesn't make a whole lot of sense to me. Can anyone help me out? Thanks!
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Tylanas
replied August 24th, 2006
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Re: What Do You Guys Think?
birch wrote:
diamond splinter wrote:
dr. Turkish said he did not remember mrs. Acuna’s question, but he stated that if asked, he would have told her that a “seven-week pregnancy is not a living human being.”


i'm pro-choice, but I cannot deny the fact that it's human (what else is it?), it's living (it's not dead), and it's a potential person.


I recognize that it has zero sentience, but to deny that it's human doesn't make a whole lot of sense to me. Can anyone help me out? Thanks!


i entirely agree with you. It is not sentient, but it is human. Not a very complete human, by any standards, however it's on the way.
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red72cup
replied August 24th, 2006
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I work at an abortion clinic, and I have never told anyone it was "just cells"..I believe fetal development is common knowledge, or at least I hope it is...

I agree with happy baby... This is just a sad case in general..When someones life is at risk, it is always tricky.
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sandyallen
replied August 25th, 2006
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It is not always a happy baby nor is it always a good situation at the time!
A lot of us have experienced this in our lives and we must do what we feel is right at the time eventhough sometimes it is not an easy decision! Sometimes loving something or someone is letting them go.
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