• GreyEyedGhost@lemmy.ca
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    4 days ago

    In this particular context: CT scans, Xrays, opioids, things I can’t think of because I’m not a doctor. Anything that could affect a pregnancy that the patient may not know about and want to carry to term. In locations with restrictive laws, those are also things that can get the doctor sued, imprisoned, or stripped of their license if they do them.

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      4 days ago

      I asked if it made sense to ask the question, not what bizarre laws are removing women’s autonomy, because that’s what the joke is making fun of in the first place. The woman’s life is in danger and they’re delaying care with a trick question, not asking whether she could be pregnant.

      I’ve had all of those things, including being prescribed opiods, and have never been asked when my last period was. But I don’t live in the states.