Samantha Casiano didn't think Texas's extreme abortion bans would affect her, but they did. Her baby died, gasping for air, just four hours after she was born.
I am sitting in a restaurant reading this and I am fighting crying but the tears are winning. I am so sorry that you and your family and precious Halo have had to go through this.
As a nurse experienced with medications used at the end of life, please understand that morphine was given in the smallest dose, according to her weight, to precious Halo because of her gasping for breath. It relaxed the respiratory muscles so she wouldn’t have to experience the awful gasping and her last breaths could be less stressful for her and her parents. I’m so sorry the parents were not given an explanation at the time. Peace and love to everyone in that family.
I’m sorry didn’t you see or witnessed the lead up to the last Election? MAGA Doesn’t care and Millions of Others just didn’t care to vote. I mean, can you imagine voting to make yourself a second class citizen if you possessed a uterus? It happened. Millions of women have that little respect for themselves. Either the election was stolen or there’s just not enough of us who see the horror in the story.
I don't think it was stolen. Sadly, millions of women decided that the price of eggs or deporting migrants was more important to them - even if they had daughters - than being able to control their own bodies!
There are substantial irregularities in election counts across a dozen states (GA, IA, PA), it's gone under the radar but there are lawsuits for hand recounts in places like Rockland NY where for ex Gillebrand won by 79% and Kamala received zero votes, Election freedom Alliance, Greg Palast and others have been reporting on this for a couple months - nobody in legacy news is picking up these stories.
How cruel and inhumane the Texas judiciary were and are. I am still weeping for this little girl, this mother, this family. How deeply saddened I am that people won't know, until it happens to them how deeply complex this issue is.
You wanted this child. FUCK THEM FOR THIS CRUELTY. They STILL want to punish you. That’s the goal with these “people”, to hurt women as much as possible.
Thank you for your story. I am crying. So sorry you and your family had to go that. It sure points out how cruel the anti abortion laws are. Keep fighting. We all must Take care and bless you.
Wish we could magically switch places with the men who believe they have the right to dictate what women go through, or switch places with women who insist pregnancies continue and the mothers are required to suffer or be imprisoned. How would that work with insurers, I wonder?
The pain of reading this is so profound - I can barely imagine experiencing this first hand. Sam is brave and her message should be amplified.
Agree - that’s why I wrote about her experience . Hope others read on my Substack- Your Body Your Choice
I am sitting in a restaurant reading this and I am fighting crying but the tears are winning. I am so sorry that you and your family and precious Halo have had to go through this.
What God was served by this suffering? Government has no right to intervene in a decision between a woman and her doctor.
Agree!
As a nurse experienced with medications used at the end of life, please understand that morphine was given in the smallest dose, according to her weight, to precious Halo because of her gasping for breath. It relaxed the respiratory muscles so she wouldn’t have to experience the awful gasping and her last breaths could be less stressful for her and her parents. I’m so sorry the parents were not given an explanation at the time. Peace and love to everyone in that family.
I’m sorry didn’t you see or witnessed the lead up to the last Election? MAGA Doesn’t care and Millions of Others just didn’t care to vote. I mean, can you imagine voting to make yourself a second class citizen if you possessed a uterus? It happened. Millions of women have that little respect for themselves. Either the election was stolen or there’s just not enough of us who see the horror in the story.
I don't think it was stolen. Sadly, millions of women decided that the price of eggs or deporting migrants was more important to them - even if they had daughters - than being able to control their own bodies!
There are substantial irregularities in election counts across a dozen states (GA, IA, PA), it's gone under the radar but there are lawsuits for hand recounts in places like Rockland NY where for ex Gillebrand won by 79% and Kamala received zero votes, Election freedom Alliance, Greg Palast and others have been reporting on this for a couple months - nobody in legacy news is picking up these stories.
How cruel and inhumane the Texas judiciary were and are. I am still weeping for this little girl, this mother, this family. How deeply saddened I am that people won't know, until it happens to them how deeply complex this issue is.
You wanted this child. FUCK THEM FOR THIS CRUELTY. They STILL want to punish you. That’s the goal with these “people”, to hurt women as much as possible.
Wouldn’t it be nice if all republicunts moved to TexASS? They can then vote to secede and then we can build a wall around them. A girl can dream.
This is brought to you by republicans.
So sad, barbaric.
It IS painful, and I’m so, so sorry you had to experience this devastation. I am also sick of and furious men and women who are the root of your pain.
Thank you for your story. I am crying. So sorry you and your family had to go that. It sure points out how cruel the anti abortion laws are. Keep fighting. We all must Take care and bless you.
so hard to put a ‘heart’ on that . . . has to be seen and heard, damn them all — b.rad
Wish we could magically switch places with the men who believe they have the right to dictate what women go through, or switch places with women who insist pregnancies continue and the mothers are required to suffer or be imprisoned. How would that work with insurers, I wonder?
Voices for Freedom is a documentary about the Texas lawsuit, and follows Samantha during her journey. Highly recommend!
Yes I’m almost through watching it! 👍
And this is what the right wing tries to call at birth abortion. They're twisting of reality to suit their agenda is beyond reprehensible
What pisses me off is that just about every state that has an abortion ban in place didn't allow for the citizens of the state to vote on it.
We are the Republican Party we are so pro-life that we allow children to suffer needlessly.