Des Moines Register: "A pregnant Burlington woman said this week she was falsely accused by police of trying to kill her fetus after she confided under duress to hospital emergency workers that she wanted to end her pregnancy."
I don't even know where to begin with this article. I can't even decide if I'm more horrified and infuriated by the phrase "fetal rights movement," or by the casual note: "Taylor's case raises questions about confidentiality of conversations between pregnant women and health care providers, experts say."
Doctor-patient privilege is apparently not a right, but a courtesy you may or may not be extended, if you're a pregnant woman.
[H/T to Shaker Julie.]
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