Killing two birds with one stone?

http://www.feministe.us/blog/archives/2011/02/04/new-bill-will-let-doctors-refuse-to-save-the-lives-of-pregnant-women/


I chose this blog because it irritated me and frustrated me with the healthcare system, even more so then I already was. I am studying to eventually go into med school, and as a scientist from a purely factual manner, this new bill is absolutely ridiculous. To think that in America, we have to right to emergency care with or without insurance in a life or death situation is clearly NOT the right assumption. This "Protect Life Act" states that point in black and white. "The Act allows doctors to refuse necessary care to a pregnant woman if that care will kill the fetus."


ARE YOU KIDDING ME? There have been so many cases in our society where emergency abortion has been necessary to save the life of the mother. Think about it, say a mother has three kids at home and is having her fourth and has a life-threatening condition. The doctor's would rather allow for the mother to die then to save her life for her to be home with the other children. In reality, the doctor is committing crimes well past the realm of just malpractice and poor sense of judgement. The doctor is allowing NOT one, but TWO deaths to occur, the death of the fetus AND the death of the woman. Not to mention, the code of conduct that doctors take after leaving medical school. To allow religious beliefs into federal government not only disproves that America is a country where all religious beliefs are equal, but blatantly is a serious breech in the constitution where "church and state is kept separate".  Doctors really need to start working with their hearts and brains, instead of with dollar signs. Sheesh, hopefully drug therapy and genetic advancements move a little quicker, otherwise people are just going to be left out high and dry to die. 


-Kayleigh Jones