Refusing a c-section = abuse and neglect?

Do you guys know about this??
I am absolutely livid. i cried when I heard of this bull shit:

In 2006, a woman known only as V.M. in court documents gave birth to a baby girl, J.M.G., at a New Jersey hospital. During labor, V.M. "behaved erratically" and at some point refused to consent to a cesarean section, despite her doctor's concerns about fetal distress. The obstetrician ordered an emergency psychiatric evaluation, which found that "V.M. was not psychotic and had the capacity for informed consent with regard to the c-section." The staff then asked for a second opinion, but before the next psychiatrist could complete his evaluation, the baby was born vaginally. And healthy. Oops.

After the birth of the child, plaintiff Division of Youth and Family Services (DYFS) investigated. It learned of V.M.'s refusal to consent to the c-section and discovered that V.M. had been under psychiatric care for twelve years prior to J.M.G.'s birth. Moreover, V.M. was not forthcoming about her treatment or diagnosis. B.G. also refused to cooperate with DYFS's efforts to obtain information.

the trial judge found that J.M.G. was an abused and neglected child due in part to her parents' failure to cooperate with medical personnel at the time of her birth. V.M.'s refusal to consent to a c-section factored heavily into this decision. Later, at a permanency hearing, the judge approved DYFS's plan for termination of parental rights and foster family adoption.



This is a total witch hunt.
if anyone is abusive to children in this scenario it is doctors who call for a cesarean section to an uninformed mother, then perform one, and the mother and baby turn out to be perfectly healthy! This is so backward. UGH!! Amy are you so pissed with me?!

Writer of one article said
"And how does saying no to major surgery a punishable offense? I was lucky enough never to have C-section come up during my labor, but if the words had been bandied about, I wonder if I would have been “combative,” “uncooperative,” “erratic,” “noncompliant,” “irrational” and “inappropriate.” Those were all the words used to describe V.M. during her labor. "



article on the woman who refused the c-section

Deep breaths.