A Woman Was Denied Medication for Being of ‘Childbearing Age.’ She Just Sued the Hospital - eviltoast

Tara Rule says her doctor in upstate New York was “determined to protect a hypothetical fetus" instead of helping her treat debilitating pain.

  • andy_wijaya_med@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    You’re right. There are other options though. Like oxygen therapy triptan, etc. I don’t understand why didn’t the doctor just prescribe the drug. Just let the patient sign an informed consent… especially if the patient isn’t pregnant and not planning pregnancy at the moment.