I recently went to MIU for the morning after pill (this was a ONE off situation am in a stable relationship and im normally very responsible, however mistakes happen) and i was told by the nurse prescriber that she would not give it to me 'for personal reasons' and i would have to go back later for a different Nurse.
Is taking the morning after pill immoral in an emergency situation? i DONT agree with abortion but dont judge those who do
Also do you think Health care workers have the right to withhold treatment on these grounds? i am a health care worker and would find it difficult to do.
2007-01-08 23:35:04 · 12 answers · asked by BABY BELL 3 in Health ➔ Women's Health
For reasons exactly like yours (an emergency) I do NOT find the morning after pill immoral. I, too, don't believe in abortion for myself, however, I do believe that the morning after pill for an emergency is acceptable.
It is a touchy subject. However, I find that a mistake can happen and that the pill takes immediate control over the situation. An abortion, is given after a (in my mind) baby has 6+ weeks to live and thrive, which is quite different than taking an immediate precaution. This is only my personal belief... You and every other woman is free to take on your personal beliefs as well.
As far as health care workers and the emergency contraceptive pill: I do not think that they should be entitled to withhold medical treatment for their personal beliefs. I feel that if they are working in the emergency area then they are to do what the patient requests or get them another medical practitioner to immediately assist them, not inconvenience them due to their presonal beliefs. Basically, I would file a report against this nurse. In my opinion, she/he did not have the right to turn you away. You should have had immediate treatment.
Just my opinion, is all. Everyone is free to make their own choice. Best of luck to you. I hope that everything works out.
2007-01-09 00:58:40 · answer #1 · answered by Becca Lynn 2 · 3⤊ 0⤋
That nurse is a pro life *****. She has to do her job, not impose her personal beliefs on those that need help. Complain about her. With the morning after pill, you know you only have 72 hours after sex to take it, so the time factor is very important.
I see nothing wrong with the morning after pill if used when a condom breaks - ie used as an emergency, not as a backup plan. I have used it in that situation. Long term boyfriend, I stopped taking the pill because I kept forgetting to take it, and the condom broke. We both didn't want to be pregnant, so I went and got the morning after pill. That would be twice in my life and twice that condoms have broken. I think its a good thing to have in case of these situations.
From what I know, brain waves start in a foetus at about 12 weeks. So up until then, it is not "aware", so if you need to have an abortion for whatever reason, do it before 12 weeks.
I personally would not have an abortion unless the unborn child had some very serious or life threatening medical condition, or there was a medical reason for me not to continue with the pregnancy.
But for the morning after pill - it is up to 72 hours. By then, you are lucky if the egg has even been fertilised. This pill just removes the chance of fertilisation, and flushes the egg if it has happened. It is to be used as an emergency only.
Also, what if a girl was r*ped? As well as all the sexually transmitted infections should could gotten, she might be pregnant too. I wish that no woman should suffer that fate, but they need to be able to get rid of any pregnancy that results from that.
2007-01-09 00:16:12 · answer #2 · answered by Anna K 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I work within a healthcare setting and doctors, pharmacists and nurses are allowed to choose not to prescribe the morning after pill if it is against their beliefs.
I think this is totally wrong. Its no different to a jehovas witness doctor refusing to give a patient a blood transfusion.
I personally dont believe that either the morning after pill or abortion is immoral in any way and in most other situations, doctors and nurses have a duty to treat people even if they dont want to (ie; paedophiles etc) so I dont see why the pill should be considered any different to this. They may not agree with it but they have a duty to care and should do their job whether they like it or not.
2007-01-09 01:57:38 · answer #3 · answered by Catwhiskers 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
If the nurse can't do what is required of her whilst working in Emergency why is she in the job?
Its not like you have a lot of time to spare in taking the pill as it says morning after pill not 2 days later
I also worked in Emergency in a catholic health care hospital which is public as well and paid for as well from the government but that hospital would never provide that pill, I would have to send them elsewhere
2007-01-08 23:46:26 · answer #4 · answered by deb m 4 · 3⤊ 0⤋
No, medical staff cannot refuse treatment on the basis of personal judgement. If they did, so many people would die on the table every year from negligence.
Do go back and seek another nurse, not all are like that. I'm sorry you had a bad experience.
Ask to speak to the charge nurse if situations like this arise again.
Edit: I don't know why I'm getting thumbs down for my accurate response. I am a nurse. Even if I did think this was immoral, which I don't, I would never EVER pass judgement on someone who trusts me as a professional to do my job. We aren't to pass judgement, influence decisions one way or another, or make one feel the way this poor girl feels right now. If you do, you shouldn't be working in the medical community. If it happened to me, I will report them to the state board of nursing.
2007-01-08 23:44:40 · answer #5 · answered by Karma 6 · 2⤊ 2⤋
the only reasons i will think of of comprise if the two the customer waited too long to get the emergency contraceptive or in keeping with threat if the guy makes use of it very, very normally and tremendously plenty makes use of it rather of certainly start administration. There is additionally themes with age gazing the age and the state. If the guy is allergic or it reasons problems with their different medicine, that must be a competent reason.
2016-10-06 21:28:55 · answer #6 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
As a health care worker we have rights to refuse participating in certain treatments, such as assisting in abortions, giving the morning after pill etc.
No one is judging you, its just personal preference.
If there wasn't someone you could have gone back to, she would have directed you to another place where they are provided. She wasn't withholding treatment, but simply advising you to come back when someone could make it available.
Personally I wouldn't refuse and neither would the majority of my colleagues, but you have to look at it from the other side of the fence..........would you let yourself be forced into doing something that you believed was morally wrong or went against your religious beliefs?
2007-01-08 23:42:20 · answer #7 · answered by bannister_natalie 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋
She is allowed to refuse based on her own personal reasons, but usually only if another health care provider is there to give you the morning after pill. I think it was wrong for her to do what she did. Instead of restricting your access to BC, she should have found a way to give it to you. And NO, the morning after pill is not immoral.
2007-01-08 23:40:58 · answer #8 · answered by iloveeeyore 5 · 2⤊ 2⤋
This has happened before, it did the other year where a religious chemist worker refused to give it.
As one of the other replies said, you ought to complain.
Go and see your doctor, and get a perscription for them.
They dont have a right to withold it because of their own opinions. at that stage, there is no 'baby' to abort anyway. Its merely preventing there being one
2007-01-09 00:01:47 · answer #9 · answered by Kat 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
She was wrong. I had heard you can now get the morning after pill over the counter at any pharmacist.
I would complain. It is not up to her to decide how you should lead your life.
2007-01-08 23:43:15 · answer #10 · answered by pinkladxy 2 · 4⤊ 1⤋