Schiavo’s parents wanted to keep her on life support; her husband didn’t. I wonder if he was expected to pay too.
I imagine hospitals have all kinds of ways of getting people to sign some agreement to be held responsible for all kinds of costs. The entire system is fucked - you don’t know how much you owe until you start getting random bills months later.
In this case, the hospital doesn’t have to do anything like that because the anti abortion law itself is coercion enough. If the family does anything that could even potentially contribute to the fetus dying, such as refusing care, they’ll be prosecuted for murder. That they can’t afford the care is immaterial.
It feels wrong - but it looked like Terry Schiavo’s family was responsible for the costs of her care too?
Schiavo’s parents wanted to keep her on life support; her husband didn’t. I wonder if he was expected to pay too.
I imagine hospitals have all kinds of ways of getting people to sign some agreement to be held responsible for all kinds of costs. The entire system is fucked - you don’t know how much you owe until you start getting random bills months later.
In this case, the hospital doesn’t have to do anything like that because the anti abortion law itself is coercion enough. If the family does anything that could even potentially contribute to the fetus dying, such as refusing care, they’ll be prosecuted for murder. That they can’t afford the care is immaterial.