woman who refused c-section charged with murder *NOW WITH PIC*

[Hammer]

i'm kinda surprised. i didn't know they could charge you for something like that.

Link

my fiancee sent me the original link. i found a much more damning one on the AP wire. :evil:

Woman Charged With Murder After Allegedly Ignoring Warnings to Have Caesarean

By Alexandria Sage Associated Press Writer
Published: Mar 11, 2004



SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - A pregnant woman who allegedly ignored medical warnings to have a Caesarean section to save her twins was charged Thursday with murder after one of the babies was stillborn.

Prosecutors said Melissa Ann Rowland, 28, didn't want the scars that accompany the surgery.

An autopsy found that the baby died two days before its Jan. 13 delivery and that it would have survived if Rowland had had a C-section when her doctors urged her to, between Christmas and Jan. 9. The other baby is alive, but authorities had no further information.

The doctors had warned that without a C-section, the twins would probably die, authorities said. A nurse told police that Rowland said a Caesarean would "ruin her life" and she would rather "lose one of the babies than be cut like that."

"We are unable to find any reason other than the cosmetic motivations by the mother" for her decision, said Kent Morgan, spokesman for the district attorney.

Court documents give no address for Rowland, and she isn't listed in area telephone books.

The charges carry five years to life in prison. She was jailed on $250,000 bail.

It was not immediately clear whether she had an attorney.

According to the documents, Rowland went to LDS Hospital in Salt Lake City in December to seek advice after she hadn't felt her babies move. A nurse, Regina Davis, told police she instructed Rowland to go immediately to one of two other hospitals, but that Rowland said she would rather have both babies die before going to either place.

On Jan. 2, a doctor at LDS Hospital examined Rowland and recommended an immediate C-section based on an ultrasound and the babies' slowing heart rates. Rowland left, the doctor told police.

The same day, Rowland allegedly saw a nurse at another hospital, saying she had left LDS Hospital because the doctor wanted to cut her "from breast bone to pubic bone," a procedure that would "ruin her life." The nurse also told investigators that Rowland said she would rather "lose one of her babies than be cut like that."

A week later, Rowland allegedly went to a third hospital to verify whether her babies were alive. A nurse there told police she could not detect a heartbeat from one twin and advised Rowland to remain in the hospital, but Rowland ignored the advice.

Her pic

 

[Xionide]

wtf?

 

[Saulbadguy]

Heh. This has all the makings of a 300+ post thread.

 

[TheNinja]

but abortion is totally legal and actually promoted? I don't get it.

 

[gistech1978]

then a miscarriage should be manslaughter.

 

[RagingBITCH]

What the fvck? Baby's die of natural stuff all the time....stillborn to boot........thats fvcked up

 

[HomeBrewerDude]

unbelievable.

 

[minendo]

This charge won't stick.

 

[TheGameIs21]

Thread title should be

IT'S BEEN DECIDED! LIFE STARTS 2 DAYS BEFORE DELIVERY!

An autopsy found that the baby died two days before its Jan. 13 delivery and that it would have survived if Rowland had had a C-section when her doctors urged her to, between Christmas and Jan. 9.

 

[LemonHead]

Originally posted by: Staley8
but abortion is totally legal and actually promoted? I don't get it.

My thoughts exactly.

 

[Buttzilla]

Originally posted by: HomeBrewerDude
unbelievable.

 

[maziwanka]

Originally posted by: HomeBrewerDude
unbelievable.

unfvckingbelievable

 

[StageLeft]

Thats um, pretty nuts.

 

[digitalsm]

Originally posted by: RagingBITCH
What the fvck? Baby's die of natural stuff all the time....stillborn to boot........thats fvcked up

It would not have died with a c-section as stated in the article.

A nurse told police that Rowland said a Caesarean would "ruin her life" and she would rather "lose one of the babies than be cut like that."

What was she a stripper?

 

[Anubis]

thats a bit odd, especially how she said it would ruin her life being cut like that, sad that not being cut runied 1 of her kids lifes

 

[digitalsm]

Originally posted by: LemonHead

Originally posted by: Staley8
but abortion is totally legal and actually promoted? I don't get it.

My thoughts exactly.

This was late in the term. Im guessing 8 months. Late term abortions are now illegal if you recall correctly. Not that a agree with the charging of her, but she appears to be one sick evil bitch.

 

[zimu]

that makes me mad.

 

[StageLeft]

A nurse told police that Rowland said a Caesarean would "ruin her life" and she would rather "lose one of the babies than be cut like that."

It's hard to have sympathy for her with statements like that.

 

[Jzero]

The woman is a selfish, shallow biotch, but quite frankly, while I am "pro-choice," they need to be even-handed:
What's the difference between this and an abortion? This and a miscarriage?

 

[Mr N8]

Originally posted by: gistech1978
then a miscarriage should be manslaughter.

You logic sucks. She was warned of the consequenses of carrying the babies any longer. A miscarriage is not a willful act.

 

[zimu]

Originally posted by: digitalsm

Originally posted by: LemonHead

Originally posted by: Staley8
but abortion is totally legal and actually promoted? I don't get it.

My thoughts exactly.

This was late in the term. Im guessing 8 months. Late term abortions are now illegal if you recall correctly. Not that a agree with the charging of her, but she appears to be one sick evil bitch.

how is she a sick and evil bitch?! she just refused to have a c-section. doctors had said the baby's would PROBABLY die, not DEFINITELY die. she must have thought that the babies would survive- both of them!

 

[digitalsm]

Originally posted by: Jzero
The woman is a selfish, shallow biotch, but quite frankly, while I am "pro-choice," they need to be even-handed:
What's the difference between this and an abortion? This and a miscarriage?

IIRC late term abortions we banned.

Its more akin to oh say, a women doing drugs while pregnant, IMHO. They knowingly are endangering the lives of the baby. At 7-8 months is a baby, and dont say it isnt.

 

[gistech1978]

Originally posted by: MogulMonster

Originally posted by: gistech1978
then a miscarriage should be manslaughter.

You logic sucks. She was warned of the consequenses of carrying the babies any longer. A miscarriage is not a willful act.

doesnt matter
if i plowed someone in my car on accident, i would still get charged with manslaughter.
if a woman trips on a sidewalk falls on her stomach, it was an accident just like my running over someone example.
if an abortion is murder, miscarriage is manslaughter.
you cant have it both ways in my mind.

 

[digitalsm]

Originally posted by: zimu

Originally posted by: digitalsm

Originally posted by: LemonHead

Originally posted by: Staley8
but abortion is totally legal and actually promoted? I don't get it.

My thoughts exactly.

This was late in the term. Im guessing 8 months. Late term abortions are now illegal if you recall correctly. Not that a agree with the charging of her, but she appears to be one sick evil bitch.

how is she a sick and evil bitch?! she just refused to have a c-section. doctors had said the baby's would PROBABLY die, not DEFINITELY die. she must have thought that the babies would survive- both of them!

You obviously can't read. She even said it herself or you just dont believe the nurse

A nurse told police that Rowland said a Caesarean would "ruin her life" and she would rather "lose one of the babies than be cut like that."

Shes a sick and evil bitch...

 

[zimu]

Originally posted by: digitalsm

Originally posted by: zimu

Originally posted by: digitalsm

Originally posted by: LemonHead

Originally posted by: Staley8
but abortion is totally legal and actually promoted? I don't get it.

My thoughts exactly.

This was late in the term. Im guessing 8 months. Late term abortions are now illegal if you recall correctly. Not that a agree with the charging of her, but she appears to be one sick evil bitch.

how is she a sick and evil bitch?! she just refused to have a c-section. doctors had said the baby's would PROBABLY die, not DEFINITELY die. she must have thought that the babies would survive- both of them!

You obviously can't read. She even said it herself or you just dont believe the nurse

A nurse told police that Rowland said a Caesarean would "ruin her life" and she would rather "lose one of the babies than be cut like that."

Shes a sick and evil bitch...

ah, good point. for some reason my initial reading got me furious enough to skip parts of the article

sorry guys. am under control now. she is a sick and evil bitch.