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In reply to the discussion: They Didn't Want to Have C-Sections. A Judge Would Decide How They Gave Birth. [View all]
Ilsa
(64,697 posts)26. I see no reason for a judge to be called into this.
The mother is the primary patient and she needs to be on board with whatever the birth plan is. Otherwise, she's more prone to having breastfeeding problems, experience significant pain, risk infection, and just having a bad time around the birth of her baby.
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They Didn't Want to Have C-Sections. A Judge Would Decide How They Gave Birth. [View all]
WhiskeyGrinder
Mar 2026
OP
Wow. That is appalling. The child is more important than the woman, no matter what.
Biophilic
Mar 2026
#2
What's extreme about this situation is forcing someone who's in active labor into a court hearing to establish legally
WhiskeyGrinder
Mar 2026
#5
People make medical decisions that result in their own deaths all the time.
WhiskeyGrinder
Mar 2026
#7
Exhibit A: all those Jehovah's Witnesses who refuse blood transfusions for themselves OR their children.
ShazzieB
Mar 2026
#39
Exactly what part of viable, at term, and in fetal distress do you not fucking understand?
paleotn
Mar 2026
#38
And? An obstetrics team is going to go to all that trouble unless it's for a good reason?
paleotn
Mar 2026
#57
The woman stated she had already had a life threatening complication from a C Section.
Hope22
Mar 2026
#61
Yes, I'm willing to sacrifice the lives of some full term fetuses to protect women's rights to bodily autonomy.
Crunchy Frog
Mar 2026
#66
It was the woman's profession, but in her own case she was not making the safest decision
karynnj
Mar 2026
#44
If ONLY the decision was based on the health and welfare of the mother... the existing
slightlv
Mar 2026
#45
It's not as rare as people think, and it doesn't matter if someone thinks it's "safest".
Crunchy Frog
Mar 2026
#65
It's not just Florida. In almost 30 states, hospitals can override the advance directives of pregnant people.
WhiskeyGrinder
Mar 2026
#14
Eh, men do give birth and it still is a thing, but likely because of the discrimination trans men face.
WhiskeyGrinder
Mar 2026
#13
Beyond appalling. Mother first, unless both can be saved & the mother's wishes unclear (& she is
hlthe2b
Mar 2026
#16
Women of reproductive age need to get the hell out of Florida. This is absurd.
Quiet Em
Mar 2026
#25
If it's an emergency C-Sect, fetal distress, certain maternal conditions, unknown fetal conditions etc.
LeftInTX
Mar 2026
#28
Glad I posted this thread. It's good to get a reminder about just how easily so many people are willing to sign away
WhiskeyGrinder
Mar 2026
#41
This is absolutely disgusting. Under no circumstances should women ever be robbed of the right to
Crunchy Frog
Mar 2026
#64
Interesting to see how much anti-choice sentiment there really is here on DU. Article and the responses
Crunchy Frog
Mar 2026
#69