Mother Forced to Keep Pregnant Daughter Alive After She's Declared Brain Dead Due to Abortion Ban: 'It's Torture'

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11. Had the daughter made her wishes clear, that would be one thing; as it is, it is unwillful and merely parasitism.

Yes, it is a baby, but 9 weeks of gestation! Would we keep her as a "living" incubator if she had a rare parasite that we needed to study once it had evolved from one form to another and could be viably collected? I know that comparison is disturbing, and I would not make it if it were clear what the daughter's (AND the family's ) wishes were, but it appears their wishes, concerns, and grief is not even at issue.

Still, the medical practitioner in me now moves to the fact that she was pregnant WITH severe headaches and no CT scan was done. I typically try not to second-guess, but I have to wonder what her BP was. Not to have had the immediate concern that she might be encountering a thromboembolic state and appropriately ruled it out--in pregnancy!-- leaves me a bit incredulous. There may be other extenuating issues, but, damn.

My thoughts are with the family