You Need To Love Those Women Over At www.Dakotawomen.blogspot.com. But Ladies, Please Get The Facts Before You Criticize The "Vote Yes For Life Folks" And The Right Reverend Steve Hickey! In Reference To The Recent Washington Post Article By Peter Slevin, http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/09/20/AR2008092002144_pf.html, You Ask The VYFL Advocates And Pastor Hickey For The "Modern Medical Procedures" Used To Treat Twin To Twin Transfusion Syndrome. Ladies, Ladies, Just "Google" Twin To Twin Transfusion Syndrome" And You Will Find The Answer! There Are "Modern Medical Procedures That Are Used To Save Children With Twin To Twin Transfusion Syndrome. www.Dakotawomen.blogspot.com , Be Real! Ask Yourself, "Shouldn't Attempts Be Made With Current Modern Medical Procedures For Twin To Twin Transfusion Syndrome Be Given A Chance Before A Routine Abortion Is Performed?" Hopefully, You Can Clearly See And Agree, That If Attempts Are Made To Correct An Unfortunate, In utereo, Abnormality, And One Or Both Twins Die There Is Not A Violation Of Initiative 11 In South Dakota.
For Your Convenience Take A Look At:
http://www.americanpregnancy.org/multiples/ttts.htm which states...
"What treatment options are available for Twin to Twin Transfusion Syndrome?
Up until recently twin to twin transfusion syndrome has claimed the life of both babies, but technology has brought about two new treatment options for this condition. The use of amniocentesis to drain off excess fluid appears to improve the blood flow in the placenta and reduce the risk of preterm labor. Amniocentesis can save approximately 60% of affected babies. Laser surgery can also be used to seal off the connection between the blood vessels and appears to save 60% of affected babies. Delivery is also an option if your health care provider determines the twins’ lungs have reached maturity."
Check Out This Site And Watch The Video! http://ourbaby.org/fetal-therapy/fetal-conditions-treated/twin-twin-transfusion-syndrome/
P.S. By The Way, I'm The Parent Of A Stillborn Baby Who, Of Course, Died Because Of An In Utero Abnormality Which Took Her Life. We Would Have Tried Any "Modern Medical Procedure" To Save Her! We Know The Pain Of Tiffany Campbell Of Losing One Baby But We Also Share In Her Joy That One Twin Survived!
P.S.S. www.Dakotawomen.blogspot.com , Just A Tip! Don't Be Calling People Names And Making Snide Remarks When You Don't Have All Of The Facts! (And When You Do Have All Of The Fact, Don't Be Calling People Names And Make Snide Remarks!)
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Apparently Dakota Values has a better understanding of fetal medicine than the world renowned fetal surgeons at the Texas Children't Hospital Fetal Care Center -
http://www.texaschildrens.org/carecenters/FetalSurgery/twin_twin_transfusion_syndrome.aspx#selectivecord
Selective cord coagulation
In some cases, a couple may make the difficult decision to proceed with the purposeful loss of one twin to save the other twin. This procedure is used when laser ablation of the connecting vessels is not possible or if one of the twins is so close to death that laser ablation would likely not be successful. By stopping the flow in the cord of the dying twin, the other twin can be protected from the consequences of its sibling’s death. The procedure is performed through the use of a special forceps that is placed into the amniotic sac of the recipient twin while watching with ultrasound. The umbilical cord is then grasped and electrical current is applied to burn (coagulate) the blood vessels in the cord so that the blood flow will stop to this fetus. The communication between the fetuses is definitively ended; however, this eliminates the chance of survival for one of the twins. Complications of this procedure include premature delivery and premature rupture of the membranes. Rupture of the membranes has been reported to occur in about 20 percent of cases. Survival of the one remaining fetus can be expected in 85 percent of cases.
Illustration: Selective cord coagulation
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