question on abortion and fallopian tubes?

Question

how does this work. i am pro-life, i think children deserve the right to life and dont bash my opinion because the world has given you a chance to have your opinion. my question is about pregnancy and fallopian tubes...if a child develops in the fallopian tubes will this potentially kill the mom and the developing child? is abortion the only way...what are statistic and do you know any websites dealing with this topic thank you.
God bless

Answer 1

I don't believe in abortion either, but 3 years ago I had an ectopic (tubal) pregnancy. The baby grew so big, that it ruptured my tube, causing internal bleeding and almost killing me. I didn't even know I was pregnant at the time.
There is nothing that can be done to save the babies that are in the tubes and it can kill the mother if not caught in time. This is one time that I think that abortion is necessary. The tubes will not expand to fit the baby.
When you are Pro-Life, it is hard to accept this sometimes. It took me along time to come to term with mine.

Answer 2

You ask an excellent question. Here is an answer from the website of Patrick Johnston, MD (see the full article here http://www.rightremedy.org/tracts/9 ):

"...an ectopic pregnancy...is when the embryo attaches somewhere inside the mother’s body in a place other than the inner lining of the uterus. It is argued that in an ectopic pregnancy, an abortion must be performed in order to save the mother’s life.

What is rarely realized is that there are several cases in the medical literature where abdominal ectopic pregnancies have survived! There are no cases of ectopic pregnancies in a fallopian tube surviving, but several large studies have confirmed that expectant management may allow spontaneous regression of the tubal ectopic pregnancy the vast majority of the time. So an abortion of an ectopic pregnancy is not necessary to save the mother’s life after all.

Moreover, if expectant management fails, the ectopic pregnancy does not spontaneously resolve, and surgery becomes necessary, the procedure to remove the ectopic pregnancy is not an abortion because the baby has already died.

A chemical abortion with a medicine called methotrexate is often recommended by physicians to patients with early tubal ectopic pregnancies, when the baby may still be alive, to decrease the chances of a surgical alternative being necessary later, but I have found this to be an unnecessary risk to human life. I offer the following true case to demonstrate this point.

One of my patients was diagnosed with a tubal ectopic pregnancy by her obstetrician, and he informed her that they were fortunate to have made the diagnosis early and that she should have a methotrexate abortion. The patient was strongly pro-life, and did not want to take the medicine, but the physician insisted. The baby was not going to survive, he argued, and a chemical abortion now could prevent the need for a surgical procedure later. The chemical abortion would lessen her chances of a life-threatening rupture of her fallopian tube and subsequent hemorrhage. The chemical abortion was also better at preserving future fertility than surgical removal of the ectopic pregnancy later. Feeling like she had no other reasonable alternative, she took the methotrexate.

However, there was a complication. Two weeks later, she still had vaginal bleeding and pelvic discomfort. A repeat ultrasound confirmed the physician’s worst fears: his patient was pregnant with twins – one in the fallopian tube, and one in the uterus! He missed the uterine pregnancy in his ultrasound examination.

Expectant management would have seen spontaneous resolution of the tubal pregnancy or would have required surgical removal of the tubal pregnancy when the embryo was likely to be dead, but in both cases the uterine pregnancy would have survived. Methotrexate killed both babies, much to the dismay of this young pro-life woman.

I believe it is only ethical to remove the tubal pregnancy if spontaneous resolution does not occur after close monitoring and if the physician is 100% certain that there are no twins. At this point, the embryo in the fallopian tube is likely to be dead and an abortion is not performed, but rather, a surgical procedure to remove the dead baby. Methotrexate may still be appropriate once the physician has confirmed that there are no twins, but it is less likely to be successful at flushing the dead embryo from the fallopian tube at later stages in the ectopic pregnancy."

I hope this helps.

Answer 3

Do you mean a miscarriage or an abortion? They're both pretty much the same thing, just that a miscarriage happens naturally and an abortion doesn't. Yes, it can affect the fallopian tube. During an abortion I'm sure your tubes can be damaged, and I know that during a miscarriage, they can be damaged also. I had a miscarraige, and less than two months later, I had a tubal pregnancy because one of my tubes were damaged from the miscarriage. I'mnot sure how common it is though.

Answer 4

A tubal pregnancy can certainly put the mother's life at risk. I had one last year and when I was told the only way to fix the problem was to "remove the pregnacy" I was devastated. (they never called it abortion) I really had a hard time with actively "killing" my baby. But, there is absolutely no way the baby could survive where it is and it cannot be moved. As is was, through monitoring Hcg levels, the baby was dying anyway because of lack of nutrition and blood supply.

I was offerd two choices, a shot of methotrexate (a cancer drug to stop cells from growing) or laproscopic surgery. After intense internet research, I chose the surgery because I didn't want drugs in my system.

I hope this answers some of your questions. Just because you don't have a choice in terminating the pregnancy, does not make doing it any easier. I was an emotional mess.

Answer 5

Unfortunately, the fetus MUST be removed from the fallopian tube. The pain is unbearable at the earliest stage(a month or so). The fallopian tube is not a compatible environment for fetal growth, so in either case it would die. So when a tubal is diagnosed, the safest course of action for the mother is to have it removed. I don't feel like this is an abortion. It is a medical emergency.

Answer 6

Tubal (ectopic) pregnancies always end with the death of the baby and can cause the death of the mother, too. The tube simply cannot expand enough for the growing baby, and it ruptures.
But here's a strange thing, just ot confuse all the issues a bit!
I just watched one of those medical documentaries on TV and it showed a live baby (a twin) delivered by Cesarean who grew outside of the womb. One baby grew normally inside the womb--- the other egg somehow got out of both the fallopian tube and the womb--- the baby's placenta attached to the outside of the womb, and the baby grew within its sac in the mother's abdomen...
Amazing how sometimes no matter what everyone does, one person will die--- and against all odds, another person will live!

Answer 7

Unfortunately this is an etopic pregnancy and the only way that you can survive this is to have the baby removed from the tube. Sometimes they can save the tube and it most likely will not happen again. But there is no guarantee. This is not called an abortion. That would be taking the baby from the womb. I am sorry if this has happen to you. It is painful. I hope you are ok and good luck.

Answer 8

I actually had an ectopic pregnancy. I had already had my tubes tied and then I got pregnant. It was in my tubes, the doctor said there was no other choice than to have the baby removed. I didn't have a choice in the matter, I was in pain and I couldn't stand it, I had the surgery and the doctor told me that my tube actually burst during the surgery and if I hadn't already been cut open I would have died. It was very emotional for me because I felt guilty and I still do, it has been 6 years since it happened I, but I have 2 other children and they need me, so I am able to live with it. If you need one, please have it done, its not worth your life. Good luck

Answer 9

I am pro-life as well...if the child develops in the Fallopian Tube it can kill the mother... I had this dilemma and had no choice, I had to undergo the surgery and have the tube removed to stop hemorrhaging. It saved my life.

Answer 10

It can cause severe internal samage to the women, ruptured fallopian tubes and internal bleeding which will kill the mother, there is really no nature way to save the baby in this case. . . the baby must be aborted because if not it will cause death to the mother and the baby