Teenager dies fortnight after having an abortion

Honey · June 13th, 2008, 11:43 AM

A teenage Christian died a fortnight after having an abortion to avoid conflict with her Muslim boyfriend's family, an inquest has heard.

Manon Jones, 18, suffered bleeding and went into shock after part of the embryo remained inside her.
Doctors admitted her care on the night she died was compromised because they were so busy dealing with other cases and had they had more time to treat her "things could have been different".
Miss Jones's mother, Llywela, told the inquest that after finding out she was pregnant in May 2005 her daughter was keen to keep the baby.

But she was "besotted" with her Muslim boyfriend, Naeem Muzzafar, and did not want to upset or bring shame on his family with the news of her pregnancy.

She said: "Manon found it very hard to make a decision to terminate the pregnancy, she wanted to keep the child but there were difficult circumstances which she had to consider with her boyfriend's family and their Muslim religion."

Eventually Miss Jones accepted she would have a termination and went into hospital on June 11 to take medication, returning the following day to complete the abortion.
However, within 48 hours she began bleeding, feeling light headed and ill.
After a scan failed to spot a problem, she continued with her plans to go on holiday with her friends, but returned home early to Bristol, where she was studying, and took a taxi to the city's Southmead Hospital on June 24th, where she suffered seizures and cardiac arrest.
She never regained consciousness and doctors turned off her life support machine three days later.
Dr Hugh White told the inquest Miss Jones died of hypovolemia, an abnormal decrease in blood volume, and shock caused by "retained products of conception", namely the embryo.
Blood tests showed she had an "extremely rare" and critically low level of haemoglobin, a protein which carries oxygen in the blood, and is a sign of hypovolemia.
Dr Richard Porter, a obstetrician at Royal United Hospital, in Bath, who did not treat Miss Jones, said it was "wholly inadequate" to keep her waiting for a blood transfusion for more than four hours, and they should have "got the blood up, and got it up fast".

He said the actions of staff at Southmead Hospital, however busy, on June 23 and June 24, were "insufficiently robust".
Dr Lucy Jackson, in obstetrics and gynaecology, who treated Miss Jones, said her early symptoms did not point to hypovolemia and she was considered well enough to wait for a blood transfusion.
She said she was diverted following an emergency and said: "If we hadn't been so busy, particularly with the other emergency, we would have had more time and things could have been different."
Mrs Jones, from Bangor, north Wales, said she last saw her daughter alive as she waved her off on her holidays.
She said Miss Jones was cold and feeling faint, adding: "We both held on to each other and the train doors were closing on our hands as I stood on the platform as the train was leaving."
By the time she reached hospital Miss Jones was unconscious and dying.
She told the inquest, in Flax Bourton Village Hall, her "bubbly" daughter was a keen member of the local church's youth club and regularly sang with family at chapel.
The inquest continues.

Teenager died after botched abortion - Telegraph

AliceInWonderland · June 13th, 2008, 02:30 PM

thats fucking sad, and utterly pointless.

twitchy · June 13th, 2008, 05:44 PM

"Following the procedure, she went on holiday, despite medical advice not to." Source

...and then when she experienced complications, she went home instead of to the nearest hospital?

Moongirl · June 13th, 2008, 09:18 PM

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her "bubbly" daughter was a keen member of the local church's youth club and regularly sang with family at chapel.

So, she was a good Christian girl who got knocked up and had an abortion...

Charlotte · June 14th, 2008, 05:20 AM

This is tragic, but i have to agree with another poster.

If you experience complications then you're strongly advised to seek medical help immediately. She was wise to go for a scan, but unfortunately it didn't pick anything up. However, like with every medical procedure there is a risk factor, and a patient has to listen to medical advice, as it is in their best interests and allows monitoring of the situation, and take an amount of responsibility for themselves.

What a waste of a young girl's life

mella · June 14th, 2008, 10:46 AM

So the evil muslim boyfriend killed the good christian girl .

MrsDark · June 14th, 2008, 11:43 AM

don't forget the evil act of abortion

twitchy · June 14th, 2008, 02:56 PM

...and premarital sex!

tee-ha-ha · June 15th, 2008, 07:36 AM

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Originally Posted by Charlotte

This is tragic, but i have to agree with another poster.

If you experience complications then you're strongly advised to seek medical help immediately. She was wise to go for a scan, but unfortunately it didn't pick anything up. However, like with every medical procedure there is a risk factor, and a patient has to listen to medical advice, as it is in their best interests and allows monitoring of the situation, and take an amount of responsibility for themselves.

What a waste of a young girl's life

But if the hospital had given her the blood transfusion she needed WHEN she needed it, she might still be alive whether she went against medical advice or not.

She should not have to pay for that mistake with her life. The NHS fucked up here too.

Charlotte · June 15th, 2008, 10:07 AM

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Originally Posted by tee-ha-ha

But if the hospital had given her the blood transfusion she needed WHEN she needed it, she might still be alive whether she went against medical advice or not.

She should not have to pay for that mistake with her life. The NHS fucked up here too.

Absolutely. I skimmed-read it, and missed the NHS part. The NHS is, in parts, fucking awful right now. It's been going downhill since huge sectors were privatised in the 80s, turning vital aspects of it (cleaning for instance) into businesses run for profit, as opposed to a public service.

tee-ha-ha · June 15th, 2008, 03:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Charlotte

Absolutely. I skimmed-read it, and missed the NHS part. The NHS is, in parts, fucking awful right now. It's been going downhill since huge sectors were privatised in the 80s, turning vital aspects of it (cleaning for instance) into businesses run for profit, as opposed to a public service.

I agree 100%. I've used the NHS before and I wasn't impressed. France has kickass healthcare; we need that system here.

cheetopia · June 15th, 2008, 06:29 PM

The finest in socialized medicine. What did you expect? Yawn.

tee-ha-ha · June 15th, 2008, 06:42 PM

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Originally Posted by cheetopia

The finest in socialized medicine. What did you expect? Yawn.

That's the point though; the NHS is not the finest in socialized medicine. Far from it!

Charlotte · June 16th, 2008, 04:57 AM

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Originally Posted by cheetopia

The finest in socialized medicine. What did you expect? Yawn.

Because it's hardly socialised anymore. The private sector has taken over huge sectors of it, and that's what killing it. Mismanagement by people who know fuck all about healthcare, and lots about profiteering. Then there's the rising numbers of infectious diseases that have become a major problem since cleaning was contracted out, again to private businesses.

A*O · June 16th, 2008, 06:29 AM

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Eventually Miss Jones accepted she would have a termination and went into hospital on June 11 to take medication, returning the following day to complete the abortion

WTF is this? You go into hospital, take a magic milkshake, go home and then go BACK to hospital the next day for a quick D&C??? Even the NHS wouldn't be this incompetant. There are huge gaps in this story.