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A Florida woman, unable to get an abortion in her state, carried to term a baby who had no kidneys.
Deborah Dorbert's son Milo died in her arms on March 3, shortly after he was born, just as her doctors had predicted he would.
"He gasped for air a couple of times when I held him," said Dorbert, 33. "I watched my child take his first breath, and I held him as he took his last one."
She said her pregnancy was proceeding normally until November, when, at 24 weeks, an ultrasound showed that the fetus did not have kidneys and that she had hardly any amniotic fluid. Not only was the baby sure to die, her doctors told her, but the pregnancy put her at especially high risk of preeclampsia, a potentially deadly complication.
Her doctors told her it was too late to terminate the pregnancy in Florida, which bans nearly all abortions after 15 weeks. The only options were to go out of state to get an abortion or to carry the baby to full term, and Dorbert and her husband didn't have the money to travel.
What followed was an agonizing 13 weeks of carrying a baby she knew would die and worrying about her own health. It left Dorbert with severe anxiety and depression for the first time in her life.
Florida law allows abortions after 15 weeks if two doctors confirm the diagnosis of a fatal fetal abnormality in writing, but doctors in Florida and states with similar laws have been hesitant to terminate such pregnancies for fear someone will question whether the abnormality was truly fatal. The penalties for violating the law are severe: Doctors can go to prison and face heavy fines and legal fees.
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#politics#deborah dorbert#abortion#florida#republicans#ron desantis#reproductive rights#reproductive justice#healthcare#war on women#religious reich
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Cecile Richards Launches 'Abortion in America' to Amplify Personal Abortion Narratives
Amplifying Abortion Narratives: A New Initiative by Cecile Richards Last week, a relatively modest Instagram account, boasting fewer than 3,500 followers, shared a poignant video featuring a Florida woman named Deborah Dorbert. In her heartfelt account, Dorbert recounted her experience of carrying a baby diagnosed with Potter syndrome, a terminal condition, to full term after facing a denial for…
#Abortion in America#abortion rights#Cecile Richards#Deborah Dorbert#election season#Morning Joe#personal stories#Potter syndrome#reproductive rights#social media
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They tortured this woman. They tortured this family. They tortured this poor doomed baby for 94 minutes that were his entire life. They will do it again to another woman, another family and next time it could be to someone you love.
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Sitting out this election or voting 3rd Party will help the republicans make this while country into Florida. And Texas.
Vote Harris/Walz. Vote True Blue Democrat down ballot.
#abortion rights#women’s rights#women’s health#us history#gop#republicans#gqp#us elections#maga#qult#trump#vance#project 2025
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Deborah Dorbert’s fetus was nonviable. They knew that if he was born, he would live a short, painful life. Deborah wanted an abortion to prevent his pain, but she was denied one. So she gave birth to Milo. He lived 99 minutes. As his parents watched him die, he made hiccupping sounds. They soon realized that was him struggling to breathe. May every forced birther hear that sound in their dreams.
So no, I don't feel bad if forced birthers are forced to give birth. I hope their children are spared any suffering, but I feel absolutely no empathy for the people who could read about Milo Dorbert and say:
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Was that supposed to do anything? Jello wiggles. Worms wiggle. Lots of things wiggle. It doesn't make everything a person.
And regardless of whether you see an embryo as a person, no one is obligated to let anything or anyone live inside their body.
Marlena Stell had an incomplete miscarriage. That’s when the fetus starts to miscarry but doesn’t exit the body. She was forced to wait 2 weeks with a dead fetus inside her before she got treatment.
Amanda Zurawski had premature dilation. The pregnancy was previability, and the fetus would not survive. But it still had a heartbeat, so she had to wait before getting an abortion. She went into septic shock.
Mylissa Farmer’s water broke early. Too early for the baby to survive. The hospital said it couldn’t treat her. She reached out to her senator…who referred her to an antiabortion crisis pregnancy. She reached out to her state attorney general…who simply never got back to her. She had to travel out of state for an abortion.
The 10-year-old from Ohio was fucking raped. She had to go out of state for an abortion. “Prolifers” said she should have been forced to give birth.
The 16-year-old from Florida was sentenced to parenthood by a judge who thought her grades showed she was too irresponsible for an abortion…but clearly responsible enough to raise a child…with no job or parents ti support her.
The 15-year-old from Florida was raped and had to leave the state for an abortion.
Nancy Davis was pregnant with a headless fetus. She had to travel out of state for an abortion.
Elizabeth Weller’s water broke early. Previability. But the fetus had a heartbeat, so Elizabeth had to wait for infection to set in before she got an abortion.
Anya Cook had her water break early. But she had to lose almost half her blood before getting treated.
Kelly Shannon had a fetus with multiple health defects. Even if it survived to 9 months, it likely wouldn’t survive labor. She had to travel out of state for an abortion.
Jessica Bernardo’s fetus would have either died before birth or lived a few hours or days after birth. Jessica became very ill…but not ill enough to qualify for an abortion. So she had to travel out of state for one.
Kierstan Hogan’s water broke early. 19 weeks. The doctors couldn’t perform an abortion. She was told that if she left the hospital to seek treatment in another state, it could be used as evidence against her in a court of law. She had to give birth to her stillborn son in a bathroom.
Taylor Edwards had to leave the state to get an abortion for a nonviable fetus that was risking her health.
Kylie Beaton’s fetus had a fatal brain condition, but she was denied an abortion.
Samantha Casiano had a fetus missing most of the brain and skull. She couldn’t afford to travel out of state, so she was forced to give birth.
Lauren Van Vleet had to leave the state to get an abortion for a nonviable fetus that was risking her health.
Austin Dennard had a fetus with ancephaly. She had to travel out of state for an abortion.
Lauren Miller was pregnant with twins, but one twin had a condition that endangered her life and the life of the other twin. She had to leave the state to have fetal reduction surgery.
Jaci Statton had a molar pregnancy. That’s cancerous. She was told to wait in the parking lot until she was sick enough to get an abortion.
Kristina Cruickshank had blood-filled cysts. She had to wait 5 days to get an abortion for a nonviable pregnancy.
Tara George’s fetus would not survive outside the womb. Giving birth would risk Tara’s life. She was forced to travel out of state for an abortion.
Kailee DeSpain’s fetus would be stillborn or die shortly after birth. Continuing the pregnancy would endanger Kailee’s life. She had to travel out of state for an abortion.
Deborah Dorbert’s fetus was nonviable. They knew that if he was born, he would live a short, painful life. Deborah wanted an abortion to prevent his pain, but she was denied one. So she gave birth to Milo. He lived 99 minutes. As his parents watched him die, he made hiccupping sounds. They soon realized that was him struggling to breathe. May every forced birther hear that sound in their dreams.
Mayron Hollis had to get a fucking hysterectomy because doctors didn’t give her an abortion.
Gabriella Gonzalez had to travel out of state to abort her abusive boyfriend’s fetus. When she returned, he murdered her. Forced birthers commented on a video showing her mother and sister sobbing that fathers had rights too, that it was her fault for being with the man, that she should have just swallowed.
Kristen Anya’s water broke early. She had to go into sepsis before being treated.
Heather Maberry was forced to travel out of state to abort a headless fetus.
Melissa Novak was miscarrying. She should have been given both mifepristone and misoprostol. But she was only given misoprostol. You know because how much litigation is going on around mifepristone. She went into septic shock.
Kayla Smith had to leave the state to get an abortion for a nonviable fetus that was risking her health.
Lauren Christensen’s fetus had organ failure, which would likely lead to Lauren’a organs failing. She had to leave the state for an abortion.
Beth Long’s fetus’ organs were outside its body. But her insurance doesn’t cover abortions that aren’t to save the life of the mother. Good old Hyde amendment! So she had to find an out of state hospital that gave them a discounted rate. When her husband wrote to DeWine, the same DeWine that once thought ectopic pregnancies could be saved, DeWine took months to reply, and never bothered to learn Beth’s name.
Anabely Lopes had to leave the state to abort a fetus with a fatal birth defect.
Christina Zielke was miscarrying. Despite filling diapers with blood, she was sent home. She passed the fuck out and needed to call paramedics.
Kaitlyn Joshua was miscarrying. Her jeans were soaked with blood. But the fetus had a heart beat. No D&C for Kaitlyn, she had to miscarry at home.
Lauren Hall had to leave the state to get an abortion for a nonviable fetus that was risking her health.
Carmen Broesder had to experience a 19-day miscarriage because of delays in treatment. She documented it on tiktok. You should watch it. You could use a good nightmare.
Jill Hartle had to leave the state to get an abortion for a nonviable fetus.
Brittany Vidrine had to leave the state to abort a headless fetus.
The Jane Doe had an ectopic pregnancy rupture after an anti-abortion pregnancy center told her she had a normal pregnancy.
Emily Doe, whose fetus had lungs that wouldn’t develop and had no kidneys. The pregnancy had the potential to endanger her health…but it wasn’t endangering it yet. So she had to flee Missouri for an abortion.
Victoria Doe from Louisiana, who had to go to Oregon for an abortion.
8 week embryo doing a wiggle
#abortion#Marlena Stell#Amanda Zurawski#Mylissa Farmer#The 10-year-old#The 16-year-old from Florida#The 15-year-old from Florida l#Nancy Davis#Elizabeth Weller#Anya Cook#Kelly Shannon#Jessica Bernardo#Kierstan Hogan#Taylor Edwards#Kylie Beaton#Samantha Casiano#Lauren Van Vleet#Austin Dennard#Lauren Miller#Jaci Statton#Kristina Cruickshank#Tara George#Kailee DeSpain#Deborah Dorbert#Milo Dorbert#Mayron Hollis#Gabriella Gonzalez#Kristen Anya#Heather Maberry#Melissa Novak
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The Dorberts’ own physicians—an obstetrician and a “maternal fetal medicine specialist”—were unanimous about one thing: the child being carried by Deborah Dorbert would not survive long outside of the womb. As Sellers reports, the fetus had a condition “long considered lethal,” that is, considered “lethal” by the entire medical community well before six medically illiterate fanatics on the United States Supreme Court gave implicit permission for like-minded Republicans to do their worst. The Florida law provides a narrow exception allowing the termination of pregnancy in cases where two doctors certify that the fetus has a ”fetal abnormality.” That such a condition existed in the fetus being carried by Deborah Dorbert was beyond any reasonable dispute. Neither of the Dorberts’ doctors would respond to the Post’s requests for comment as to why they were unwilling to make such a certification, nor would the Lakeland Regional Health hospital system that employs them discuss the specifics of the Dorberts’ case. Their reasoning, if unstated, is obvious: Should they be found in violation of Florida’s new law, health care workers face penalties ranging from losing their license to practice medicine to being imprisoned for five years. Consequently, doctors faced with such a moral quandary typically err “on the side of questioning whether the conditions are fully met,” Autumn Katz, the interim director for the Center for Reproductive Rights, tells Sellers. After all, doctors—despite the aspirational Hippocratic oath they aspire to—are also normal, fearful human beings.
Terrified Florida doctors ignore exceptions, force women to carry fatally disabled fetuses to term
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The people you don't consider human:
Marlena Stell
Amanda Zurawski
Mylissa Farmer
The 10-year-old from Ohio
The 16-year-old from Florida
The 15-year-old from Florida
Nancy Davis
Elizabeth Weller
Anya Cook
Kelly Shannon
Jessica Bernardo
Kierstan Hogan
Taylor Edwards
Kylie Beaton
Samantha Casiano
Lauren Van Vleet
Austin Dennard
Lauren Miller
Jaci Statton
Kristina Cruickshank
Tara George
Kailee DeSpain
Deborah Dorbert
Milo Dorbert
Mayron Hollis
Gabriella Gonzalez
Kristen Anya
Heather Maberry
Melissa Novak
Kayla Smith
Lauren Christensen
Beth Long
Anabely Lopes
Christina Zielke
Kaitlyn Joshua
Lauren Hall
Carmen Broesder
Jill Hartle
Brittany Vidrine
The Jane Doe whi had an ectopic pregnancy rupture after an anti-abortion pregnancy center told her she had a normal pregnancy
Emily Doe from Missouri, whose fetus had undeveloping lungs and no kidneys, whose life could have been endangered...but wasn't yet, so she has to travel out of state
I hope forced birthers experience each and every pregnancy outcome they've forced on others. You don't mind...do you?
The problem with abortion is that there is no end to its immorality. There is no issue you can support abortion on and not be supporting equally heinous civil rights issues of born human beings.
#Abortion#Marlena Stell#Amanda Zurawski#Mylissa Farmer#The 10-year-old#The 16-year-old from Florida#The 15-year-old from Florida l#Nancy Davis#Elizabeth Weller#Anya Cook#Kelly Shannon#Jessica Bernardo#Kierstan Hogan#Taylor Edwards#Kylie Beaton#Samantha Casiano#Lauren Van Vleet#Austin Dennard#Lauren Miller#Jaci Statton#Kristina Cruickshank#Tara George#Kailee DeSpain#Deborah Dorbert#Milo Dorbert#Mayron Hollis#Gabriella Gonzalez#Kristen Anya#Heather Maberry#Melissa Novak
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Lakeland woman describes anguish of a forced birth under Florida’s strict abortion law
Deborah Dorbert of Lakeland was a few months pregnant when her doctor delivered disturbing news: Her unborn child had Potter’s Syndrome, which meant he did not have kidneys and his lungs were not developing normally. He likely would not survive outside the womb. Despite that, her doctor, who worked at Lakeland Regional Health, said he could not end the pregnancy under Florida’s restrictive…
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After being denied an abortion, a Florida mother watched her baby die - Washington Post
Milo Evan Dorbert, whose mother’s pregnancy tested the interpretation of Florida’s new abortion law, was born with a fatal abnormality. He lived 99 minutes. — Read on www.washingtonpost.com/health/interactive/2023/florida-abortion-law-deborah-dorbert/
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The Florida Abortion Law Endorsed by republican-confederate maga loyalist, Singed Into Law By fascist desantis, because They're Mor0ns
Who believe they know more than Doctors.
and
Want Total Control Over "We The People", Although They Lack The Intelligence Of A Jellyfish.
Unfortunately, because Fascist desantis's Abortion Law denies an Abortion past 15 weeks, her Florida Doctor's could do nothing.
The Dorbert’s could've gone to another State, if they had funds and weren't afraid of being arrest.
But they lacked the funds and were afraid.
The Dorbert’s Heartbreak might've been easier leaving the State, but hey shouldn't have to leave.
republican-confederate maga loyalist should be Forced Out R-CML Forced Her to carry baby Milo, a Baby the Doctor's Knew Would Not Survive After Leaving Her Womb.
So, for Deborah that meant 13 Weeks of carrying Milo, knowing his Birth was his Death Sentence
The Dorbert’s have a Son, Kaiden he was 4 and would've be waiting on a little brother. Probably excited to be a big brother, but a little worried about not being the center anymore.
How would you explain this to a Child, their is no way to explain Barbaric Law to a Child.
For Deborah going to bed knowing her Child is Dying, there must have been nightmares and waking up to realize they are real.
There's no pushing it aside and going about a normal day, you can't be who you were, so she went through Severe Anxiety and Depression
But it's not just Deborah, of course her husband has his emotions and their son, Kaiden must have know thing's weren't right, that a light had dimmed even though he wouldn't understand he would have felt bad too.
Seeing their heartache would only make hers worse.
March 3, 2023: Milo Dorbert was Born and in a Short Time He Died In His Mother's Arms, Deborah Said...
“He gasped for air a couple of times when I held him. I watched my child take his first breath, and I held him as he took his last one.”
Good People don't make Laws That Put Innocent People through Torture.
#Fascist desantis#republicans-confederate maga loyalist#Inhumane Cruelty#Florida Where Democracy Goes To Die#Vote Blue To Keep the United States Free#Boycott Florida This Summer#Abortion Rights#Human Rights
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