I don't understand why he would go this far. He tricked her to take pills to induce labor because he didn't want the baby
http://www.cnn.com/2013/09/10/justice/girlfriend-abortion-case/index.html?c=&page=1
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Wow. That's cruel.
Some men do not want to be fathers. I have heard other stories about men who try to hurt the unborn baby or the mother all to prevent themselves from being fathers. It's not just a money thing/ child support they emphatically do not want children.
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WTF. I am appalled at the crazy and inhumane stories I come across these days.
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So crazy. How did he not realize he would be caught? As per usual, if someone insists on being a criminal, at least he is also a moron.
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Wow that is just horrible!!!
And even though she didn't knowingly abort I imagine she must have alot of guilt that it was her believing her bf & taking the pills that caused her to miscarry.
So sad.
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WOW. How selfish can someone be?
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This is so so sad. Especially considering that this man was someone that she thought she was madly in love with and planning on having a family with.
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@mrsjyw: seriously.
I usually skip over most of the news threads because it's just nauseating
however, I saw this one on my facebook feed (CNN) so I wanted to check out the comments. Losing more and more faith in humanity every day.
I still have a little hope that maybe the news outlets are just posting more and more nutty stories - not that these things are becoming more common than they were.
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WTF. I haven't read the story yet, but why couldn't he just sign over his rights? Will he go to jail?
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@sorrycharlie: yeah my friend also shared this on facebook.. I also hope that its just a case of over reporting the bad news rather than that there is actually more bad news. some of it is so cruel!
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How did he even get the pills in the first place?!
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My first thought before reading was, "How can one 'trick' someone into having an abortion?" Very, very cruel of this guy. But, TBH, this girl obviously had her head up in the clouds. To have such blind trust in someone, especially when he's expressed his doubts... Who takes a pill from someone that's been "prescribed" without even speaking with their doctor about it?! I know I wouldn't! Even from my own DH! Has she never been to a doctor or had medication prescribed before?!
I hope this has brought them both back down to earth...
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This is absolutely horriying, but I'll be the first to say it:
How do you not know what kind of pills you're taking?
Do you not look at the bottle?I trust my husband 200%, but I'm still the person who reads the pharmacy insert that comes with each prescription and I always read the bottle to remind myself of the dosage and instructions before taking the pill. There are certain antibiotics you cannot take during pregnancy, so I would have been asking my doctor if these pills were pregnancy safe just to cross check. And, what doctor doesn't tell the *patient* that they have an infection? I would have been super suspicious.
I read the story in horror, but honestly, that's the first thing that popped into my mind!
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@Mrs. Jump Rope: Great minds...
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@mrs. jump rope, ME TOO.
That's a prescription medication. Her boyfriend cannot just go get it for her willy nilly. And why wouldn't the dr not talk to HER about it? There are laws about that. Sorry but that's foolish.
And the guy is an asshole, but that goes without saying.
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What the eff??? This is insane. I try my best to not judge others but people like this make it really difficult sometimes!
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@Mrs. Jump Rope: @DiamondEyes: That was my first thought!
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@Mrs. Jump Rope: I thought the same thing...
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@Mrs. Jump Rope: That's a really good point I admit I didn't think of. Unless he changed/removed the label I guess. And regarding the diagnosis, maybe he said he got the phone call while she was out?
I mean DH doesn't manage my medical stuff for me.
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@DiamondEyes: I dont think she knew that it was supposed to be a prescription drug. I think we all trust our SO's and if I got home and DH said "oh the doctor called and said you need take this pill so I picked it up for you from the pharmacy" I definitely wouldnt think to doubt him
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@Mrsbells: That's very true!
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My doctors office (my PCP, my OB and my RE, hell, even my dentist!!) has a policy where they can only speak to the patient UNLESS the patient signs a form saying that they can speak to XX person.
Hell, my OB's office had my sign a paper saying it was okay for me to leave a voice mail on my cell phone.
I seriously find it super hard to believe that this girl thought a doctor called her *boyfriend*, he went and picked up *her* prescription, and *he* told her how to take the medication.
What happened to her is no doubt horrifying and terrible, but seriously? There's a million red flags going off here.
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@Mrs. Jump Rope: Well, sounds like she was very naive and possibly not too bright either.
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@Mrs. Jump Rope: she went to the bf's father's clinic. I wouldn't be skeptical if DH gave me pills. If his dad was my physician I don't think I would question some instructions passed along by him.
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I don't think it's fair to criticize a victim based on the reasoning that we might have used with our experience and knowledge. I'm not her, but I think it's possible that a woman could trust her partner to help handle her medical care. He most definitely took advantage of her naivete and lack of experience with the system.
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@Mrs. Lemon-Lime: Wait, does this mean the father was in on it? Or did the boyfriend just use him?
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@Mrs. Jump Rope: @DiamondEyes: @blackbird: I'm assuming he brought the actual pill with water to her. I find it very plausible. I always forgot to take my prenatals, so every day DH would get them for me and serve them with my breakfast. I wouldn't have thought twice if he had subbed in a different pill.
But good point about where did he get the cytotec...
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@pui: I would hope not. The article didn't say the dad was in on it.
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@spaniellove: I 100% agreed. This is not her fault in any capacity. If DH picked up my pills from a pharmacy, came home, got out two pills and handed me water I would think nothing of it. In fact he always does this for me! I don't think she was "blind" to trust the man she loved.
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@Mrs. Pen: He can actually pick up the pills for you? Here I have to be present and have ID to get over the counter medication that is prescribed to me.
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@pui: my husband picks up my prescriptions for me all the time.
I still look at all the bottles and read the inserts, every single time. I'm overly cautious, though. My pharmacy once accidentally filled a prescription incorrectly (they gave me Claritin ready tabs, which are not pregnancy safe, instead of regular Claritin).
So even though I trust my husband, I still read labels and would absolutely never take anything without inspecting it first.
My pharmacy even includes a small message on each bottle that says "this pill is xx shape and has xx marking on one side" etc on it to help identify the pill. -
@pui: I'm not sure, I never get prescriptions but I don't see why it would be a problem. In addition I think it would be easy to bring home the right prescription, as well as have his and he could have easily pretended to take one from her pill bottle, but use his instead.
She was sick, she could have been in bed and he brought her the antibiotic with water.
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@Mrs. Pen: Well anyone could claim to be my husband or me to get medication not prescribed to them. I can see why they make you come in person with ID to prevent stuff like that. Just a few weeks ago our Pharmacy was closed due to a police investigation because someone tried to do just that (pretended to be someone else to get their drugs).
I agree though, he could have changed the label/bought both and switched them up. I thought of that too in one of my earlier comments.
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@pui: perhaps using ID to match last names? Like I said, I never buy prescriptions so I'm not entirely sure. However many spouses at my clinic pick up for each other. Most of the time there are signed ROI's in their chart. Many people do list their bf/gf.
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@Mrs. Pen: Well it has to be photo ID and full name needs to match. It's probably just different in different areas.
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@Mrs. Pen: @pui: I recently filled my brother's narcotics (percocet) prescription when he had knee surgery. We have different last names now that I am married. The pharmacist simply checked my ID. We live in FL.
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Hmm. so much for that guy's career as a future doctor....
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@Mrs. Pen: @pui: I never signed anything and my husband has a different last name from me (and is a different race from me) but the pharmacy has never had an issue giving him my prescriptions. I've had to ask him to do it sometimes when I ran out at the last minute and he was on his way home or when I had a really bad migraine and just couldn't go out.
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Yeah now that I think of it, DH used to pick up my prescription prenatals all the time and I never had to fill out anything and we dont have the same last name. I think they just ask for the address and date of birth to confirm
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That's so awful!
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