I'd charge this as murder or close to it - and I'm very strongly pro-choice. Because without his acts, a living baby would have been born, given that the woman did plan to carry to term. I just don't think that for a prospective human, anyone, ever, should be forced to sacrifice their body and health for 9 months - period. My body, my choice. But this wasn't his body, and the person whose choice it was was going to continue. So he did cause the death of something that would have become a human being - and since it wasn't using his body as an incubator, he had no right to do so.
I suspect they mean at the time of the crime it wasn't readily available. That was quite the controversy for quite awhile.I don't understand why the article stated the drug wasn't available in the U.S. Every Planned Parenthood carries this drug - it is VERY READILY available to any woman.
I've never miscarried, so please, forgive my ignorance, but, is testing, something that is done when one does? I'm having trouble understanding how the drug was found to be in her/the fetus' system to start the investigation.
From my personal experience, I would guess that the mother was either suspicious or had evidence to suspect OR that some of her symptoms were not consistent with a spontaneous abortion (miscarriage) and the medical staff got suspicious. They may be able to tell the difference between a natural miscarriage and one caused by this drug by now. I have heard that the contractions are more intense, much like the difference between a natural labor vs. contractions with pitocin. OUCH!
Unless there is something unusual, I have not known of anyone I can think of who had testing done during their first miscarriage except one friend who happened to have a doctor who was participating in some March of Dimes research. They tend to chalk it up to, "That's life."
Even after the second one, a lot of doctors will still kind of brush it off, especially if you have had other healthy pregnancies. You have to be pretty pro-active (pushy) if you want them to do any type of genetic screening or serious testing beyond a quick pathology examination before your third early loss (first trimester).
Things are changing for the better in this area, but not fast enough, IMHO, in regards to early loss. Too many doctors feel that you can just go back to the drawing board and start over without considering the emotional pain that families experience each time they go through it.
Personally I think this woman's doctors deserve a big high five for figuring this out! But I am highly biased on the subject. :angel:
Looks like he is on the run. I hope they keep that $750,000 he put up for bond.
http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/storie...OL-?SITE=WIMIL&SECTION=STATE&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT
why would they recoup any of it?http://www.greenbaypressgazette.com...?AID=/20080125/GPG0101/801250734/1207/GPGnews
$750,000 bond forfeited in Patel case
APPLETON An Outagamie County circuit judge Thursday forfeited a $750,000 cash bond posted for a criminal suspect who authorities think fled the Fox Cities to his native India.
More than 20 people who contributed to Manish M. Patel's bond will now have to wait nearly a month before learning whether they will recoup any of the money they put up.
Judge John Des Jardins ordered the bond forfeiture during a brief Thursday morning hearing in Outagamie County Circuit Court. Patel was accused in November of trying to cause his girlfriend to have an abortion by mixing the drug RU-486 into a beverage. Patel's bond was posted on Dec. 3, and authorities at Outagamie County's day report center last saw Patel on Dec. 20. He had been ordered to check in at the center twice weekly.