Tara Rule says her doctor in upstate New York was “determined to protect a hypothetical fetus" instead of helping her treat debilitating pain.

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[–] 1 point 3 years ago (1 child)

It is okay if there is a non teratogenic alternative that treats the targeted disease. Why risk teratogenicity when you can altogether avoid it?

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  • [–] 1 point 3 years ago

    You are assuming a few things, you're assuming she hasn't tried anything else and jumped straight to the deep end. And you're assuming that it's ok to say to one group of people they're incapable of mitigating risks for themselves, and need that to be decided for them. Taking away their autonomy entirely. She's been to many doctors. She's tried everything already. This causes people to feel suicidal because of the levels of pain on a frequent basis. And she's told she just has to live with the pain, her pain is inconsequential in comparison to an imaginary non existent person.

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