NY Hospital apologizes for disciplining nurses not wanting to take part in abortion.

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hmm...mgt acting before they get the facts, interesting.

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Specializes in Gyn/STD clinic tech.

"at the root of this case, is a heartbreaking story. a pregnant woman checked herself in when her water broke at just 14 weeks. a fetus isn't viable outside the womb until 16 weeks. doctors said the baby simply would not survive. so, instead of waiting days for the mother to give birth, they recommended an abortion, and she agreed.

but in labor and delivery, nine nurses on duty refused to assist because the baby still had a heartbeat, and the mother's life was not in jeopardy. still, the hospital suspended them all."

a baby is not not viable until 24 weeks, not 16 weeks.

imo they should have been disciplined because the abortion would have been for medical reasons, at least it appears that way. when your water breaks early on, infection and other complications can create issues with the woman's health.

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Specializes in NICU Transport/NICU.

a baby is not not viable until 24 weeks, not 16 weeks.

imo they should have been disciplined because the abortion would have been for medical reasons, at least it appears that way. when your water breaks early on, infection and other complications can create issues with the woman's health.

all of the possible issues you bring up are manageable and were being managed at that time. it is each person's license and morals. just as i'm sure you would fight and advocate for her choice, do the same for them. i'm sure if her situation were life threatening at the time, they would've acted differently.

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Specializes in M/S, MICU, CVICU, SICU, ER, Trauma, NICU.
"at the root of this case, is a heartbreaking story. a pregnant woman checked herself in when her water broke at just 14 weeks. a fetus isn't viable outside the womb until 16 weeks. doctors said the baby simply would not survive. so, instead of waiting days for the mother to give birth, they recommended an abortion, and she agreed.

but in labor and delivery, nine nurses on duty refused to assist because the baby still had a heartbeat, and the mother's life was not in jeopardy. still, the hospital suspended them all."

a baby is not not viable until 24 weeks, not 16 weeks.

imo they should have been disciplined because the abortion would have been for medical reasons, at least it appears that way. when your water breaks early on, infection and other complications can create issues with the woman's health.

unless you've been in that situation, you will never know.

i appreciate your input, but you are only a student after all.

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I agree, she wasn't in a life threatening situation and they ended up inducing and it took about three days anyway so they didn't really do anything wrong.

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