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Keep the mother from getting pregnant (5.00 / 1) (#9)
by Fabian on Sat Mar 15, 2008 at 03:35:13 PM EST
would be even better.

I ran into one case years back that made me wish, briefly, for involuntary sterilization.  We had John XYZ in the hospital and someone familiar with the name thought it was Jack XYZ.  It wasn't.  In under ten months, one woman who was a drug addicted prostitute gave birth to two premature infants - both went straight into the foster care system.

This woman was neither going to give up the drugs she was addicted to nor going to give up the prostitution that she used to acquire them.  If she was determined to go down that self destructive path, my wish would be that at least she be prevented from getting pregnant.  

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I thought Norplant would be a solution . (none / 0) (#11)
by hairspray on Sat Mar 15, 2008 at 06:00:09 PM EST
It is implanted under the skin and emits progesterone/estrogen contraception for about 5 years. Somehow it lost its market because of some complications which I think were not major. This was to me a great temporary and reasonable approach.  Have the prostitute agree to the implantation and offer her drug recovery or money if she won't agree. Anything but keep her from getting pg.

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I never found out what happened. (none / 0) (#12)
by Fabian on Sat Mar 15, 2008 at 06:18:56 PM EST
But we had one prostitute arrested locally with a flaming case of MRSA.  She would have died without immediate medical treatment and she wouldn't have gotten the treatment if she hadn't gotten arrested.[shudder]

We need to really impress on women and girls that contraception should be more than an option.  It should be considered part of their responsibility for their health.  The health risks of pregnancy for women are often ignored.

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