What happens is they ask you when your last period was. You tell them. They insist on a pregnancy test anyway. You say you don’t care if you’re pregnant, will immediately abort any fetus, and you understand the risks. They refuse to do anything at all until you take the pregnancy test anyway. And now you’re in danger if you’re in a red state and the test does come back up positive, because they’ll be stalking your movements now.
My friend had her uterus removed and they still force her to take the standard pregnancy test when she comes in. Like, it’s right there in the chart that it’s not physically possible!
Thank health insurance lawyers for that. Unintentionally terminating a pregnancy or causing a birth defect is prohibitively expensive for healthcare providers. If we could all agree not to sue for malpractice, doctors would be more free to use their own judgement. Of course, the more doctors you know, the less comforting that thought might be.
That’s not what happens though.
What happens is they ask you when your last period was. You tell them. They insist on a pregnancy test anyway. You say you don’t care if you’re pregnant, will immediately abort any fetus, and you understand the risks. They refuse to do anything at all until you take the pregnancy test anyway. And now you’re in danger if you’re in a red state and the test does come back up positive, because they’ll be stalking your movements now.
Female: “not necessary - me and my partner have been trying for years now but never could conceive; it’s okay though, she tries her best regardless”
Nurse: “…oh”
My friend had her uterus removed and they still force her to take the standard pregnancy test when she comes in. Like, it’s right there in the chart that it’s not physically possible!
Thank health insurance lawyers for that. Unintentionally terminating a pregnancy or causing a birth defect is prohibitively expensive for healthcare providers. If we could all agree not to sue for malpractice, doctors would be more free to use their own judgement. Of course, the more doctors you know, the less comforting that thought might be.
Yeah, that’s not a safe agreement to make. Even in saner countries.