What happened next should frighten everyone

Dr Jen Gunter discusses the Purvi Patel case from the point of view of an OB who wouldn’t dream of calling the police on a patient and is appalled that some would and do.



Dr. McGuire, a pro-life OB/GYN, was of course wrong. The autopsy indicted 23-24 weeks which is borderline viability and a gestational age when parents can make the decision to resuscitate or not. That didn’t matter to the prosecutor who either thought 6-7 weeks made little difference (it make all the difference in the world) or didn’t care.

The medical team handed Patel’s records over the the police while she was in surgery. The police were there to confront her almost as soon as she woke up.


But there’s little patients can do if the medical staff decides to violate their privacy. They can sue, but it might be from a prison cell.


Because the fetus is everything and the woman is a presumed criminal.


Oh well, it’s only women.


  1. iknklast says

    Only women, as you say. Incubators, not people. As one of those no longer of reproductive age, I still find this frightening. No, I don’t have a daughter, either. I just find it frightening because I care about other women.

  2. yazikus says

    A friend of mine lost twins in her second trimester. She was distraught. Then the police called, demanding she release her medical records. I had an attorney friend of mine call to find out what the hell was going on and suddenly the police backed down and everyone apologized.

    My attorney friend was appalled, but said had my friend turned her medical information over and the prosecutor had decided to act against her it could have ended really badly. It is terrifying.

  3. says


    The fuck???! Antis who claim this won’t happen are baldfaced liars.

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