Life Network Australia maintains that babies, women and families deserve "Better than abortion" (Feminists for Life).
The Age (Oct 23, 2011) have described how a late term abortion procedure almost claimed the life of Ms Pheap Sem: "Still unconscious, without pain relief or oxygen, with clear signs that her liver was not producing the proteins that would enable her blood to clot, and without any of her family or friends nearby, she underwent the abortion. Shortly afterwards, at 10.39am, clinic staff called an ambulance. But even then they only called for a ''Code 2'' pick-up - meaning ''not time critical'', so no lights and sirens".
"Dr Schulberg had aborted Ms Sem's 23-week-old foetus, without anaesthetic, even
though she was dangerously ill, unconscious and had no family
present".
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The Age states that "Single and unemployed, she (Ms Sem) felt she could not support a fifth child in her tiny two-bedroom flat". In reading about her situation, another of FFL's catch phrases comes to mind.. that "Abortion is a reflection that the needs of women are not being met". Her situation and decision to abort also supports international research that reveals that the majority of women who undergo abortions feel they have no "choice".
Sadly, the death of Ms Sem's 23 week old baby does not warrant even a mention in this article. It is wonderful that Ms Sem has miraculously survived this abortion procedure.
The Age reported that the doctor who performed the abortion of Ms Sem's baby has been under scrutiny before: "In 2009, Dr Schulberg was found guilty in VCAT of serious unprofessional conduct for failing to obtain proper consent to perform an abortion on an intellectually disabled woman who was raped by her father".
PS: Life Network Australia is interested to know if, given the change in Victorian abortion legislation, the previous case against Dr Schulberg would be possible today - given that parental consent is no longer required.
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