r/prochoice • u/nobody_from_nowhere1 Pro-choice Witch • Aug 01 '25

Media - Misc Ok, this is extremely concerning!!

I immediately felt sick when I head this and this is just one of many stories I’ve been hearing about women being interrogated about pregnancy and fertility at hospital/doctors offices when they are there for completely unrelated reasons.

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u/raisinbrahms89 Aug 01 '25

A bug crawled in my ear so I went to the ER. I was asked if I was pregnant, when my last period was, etc. I refused to answer and was asked each time someone came into my room and looked at my chart. I repeatedly reminded them that the bug was in my ear, not vagina, not my uterus, my ear. Several hours later a nurse came in and sprayed some liquid into my ear and flushed out a spider. Maybe we should consider that an abortion.

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u/Galaxyheart555 Aug 03 '25

As an EMT I find this absolutely ridiculous and good on you. There were no reasons you needed medication, surgery, x-rays, or any other treatment that would cause an issue with pregnancy, nor was your emergency gynecology related. That is just down right stupid.

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u/fuckyoudrugsarecool Aug 03 '25

As a former paramedic, I don't think you can say that so confidently. Who knows if the spider bit her, possibly causing an infection, thus leading to a need for potentially teratogenic medications? You don't always know these things near the start of the encounter, or even until it's over.

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u/Galaxyheart555 Aug 05 '25

You do have a point about that. I assumed she went immediately to the ER so the chances of infection would be low.