Pregnant Teenager Can't Tell Her Parents | Chicago Med

[@athenaheralaufeyson367]

I can’t imagine making my child think that choosing death over telling me something is the better choice. I can never imagine making anyone feel like this ☹️

[@scarletrose5783]

Some parents react so badly over the littlest things and makes the child close that parent off. At some point kids can predict how they will react so why bother telling them certain things. This is just a fragment of an episode but it´s clear how this family is keeping a happy life fascade with lies and secrets.

[@mahraalhammadii]

Ikr , its really sad

[@MK-cy3ww]

@@scarletrose5783 ooof I can feel that 💀

[@shagundobhal5708]

U know what in india having a boyfriend is big deal ..like man omg some parents even kill their children ... Come on i will choose death rather than telling them that i am pregnant

[@dOVERanalyst]

Oh, it's so true though. Across the world. I'd choose death any day. And I kinda did. Although I wasn't even pregnant or something.

[@kiayawilliams5714]

She judges her daughter but apparently cheated and lied to her husband? Hypocrite.

[@GeoStreber]

I have the feeling that the more religious a person is, the bigger hypocrite they become. It's almost like there's a linear corellation between the two.

[@me-oh9du]

@@GeoStreber 🤦🏻‍♀️🤦🏻‍♀️🤦🏻‍♀️ the fact that you can judge millions of people because of a few bad ones when in these religions it even states how being a hypocrite is a sin and to always remain humble, but that's fine for you to stereotype because of your own limited knowledge but go ahead as you've met these million people who follow a religion 😂😂😂😂

[@me-oh9du]

@@GeoStreber until you've studied every book of there's stop with generalising, and nope 2 books isn't enough literally go study if you don't want to then stop generalising. Just like with a degree you need to look at reliable sources well my point is apply the same method here

[@Lussra]

@@me-oh9du Heavily religious people will criticize people based on their religious morals. But, when it comes to them breaking those rules, they end up justifying it. That is how humans do things. I think religion has more downsides than good. Religion isn't the thing that gives people morals, and it slows down progression, (and you can see this in things like creation which stops people from actually researching scientific reasons as to why things happen, and I think the Taliban believed at least at some point that unknown or foreign things, like TV, was evil, but I could be wrong). The one thing that religion has going for it is that it gives people a sense of closure when other people die, which may have some funny moral implications to it, however.

[@GeoStreber]

@@me-oh9du "A few bad ones" No. Just no. It's not just a few bad ones. Just look in the US. Half of the country is religiously bonkers. There's a bunch of very clear trends: The most religious people in the US have on average the highest divorce rates, the highest rates of teen pregnancies and the highest rate of abortions. They're the worst educated, and they're proud of that.

[@lenakataeva7525]

I love how dr Manning and Dr choi work together. They always listen to each other, their arguments are never out of line. They are a great team.

[@Adminteam-j7w]

They are thinking like one and when Dr Manning feels like she is going to cry Dr Choi feels the same thing

[@marielaausher]

So the girl is months away from going away and living on her own but she can't take decisions about her own health.

[@ovinedreamer1451]

Well yes, that's how laws work. I could say the same for "well the girl is months away from going away and living on her own but she can't buy a house". It doesn't matter how close to the age requirement you are, if you don't meet it then you don't meet it.

[@thecursedqueen9185]

months away, which means CLOSE to taking decisions, but not quite-

[@luciaaylenpaileman4582]

It's not that strange, I couldn't even sign a note to retire from high-school years ago (I had 17, Argentina).

[@AdjaNdiaye-m5r]

Brush this is crazy

[@cloudstone123]

What a great demonstration of tackling this complex issue.

[@Tina-xk4lm]

IDEK💀

[@8bennaboo]

It is not a complex issue, really

[@cloudstone123]

@@8bennaboo It is for people in that situation. Allow themselves to die hiding the truth, or admit the truth and probably get ostracized by the family and become a homeless teenager, possibly leading to the same result. And legal medical rules require that the parents that would punish the child this way be told regardless of circumstance.

[@lorainescheepers9868]

@@8bennaboo ?????????????? ????????????????????????????????????????????????

[@8bennaboo]

@@cloudstone123 No, I mean that abortion rights really aren't.

[@athenea8990]

I would never be the kind of parent that a child cannot trust. That's just so wrong. Being supportive is more than providing with money and encouraging the best, it's also to understanding and helping when something bad happens. Not to play who's fault is.

[@christianealshut1123]

And I think in a way I did understand the girl because the mother's first reaction was that her daughter had committed "murder" by aborting.

[@eitim9533]

No one parent goes about "building" distrust in their kids. We don't have the manuals for this parenting thing and with all the resources we have/don't have , it's still an uncertain field. We grow up learning, from so many pple and situations around us, to be parents... If you're not a psy, U can never tell how your "best actions" will affect your kids. So its better to reserve judgementof other parents. The fictional parents here, probably communicated sometime, quiet unconscisly, that they abhorred abortion. Pretty valid stance IMO, we have the right to feel differently about this. The girl knew her parents would feel strongly about this. It wasn't a choice to save her life. She was afraid to disappoint them. I see no vilians here. Just life - that places unfortunate circumstances our way. If they knew, it could teach them apart - or not... Whichever way, it's just life. No judgement

[@captainpoppleton]

for some people yelling at children is their only reason to get up in the morning

[@johnnyjoestar7143]

In the UK, you don't need parental consent from the age of 16 and you can keep your medical info private from them just like with anyone else. I guess it's a few years older in the US then? I think a 17 year old is mature enough to have confidentiality and consent

[@adilt8746]

But apparently not mature enough to exercise some sexual restraint?

[@johnnyjoestar7143]

@@adilt8746 Even the most mature adult makes decisions that land them in an uncomfortable spot. If sexual restraint is what reflects maturity...I know a lot of 20 something year olds who should have their rights taken away then

[@Orinatl]

@@adilt8746 adults have accidental pregnancies all the time. It not usually restraint in the USA it’s a lack of knowledge of contraception available or being shamed out of asking for it-by people like you.

[@elyenidacevedo1995]

I think you have to be 18 here

[@elyenidacevedo1995]

Though the age of consent is 16 so idk

[@suzannerust8658]

Ooft, that's a tough situation for the doctors but I am glad to see that Jenny's mother decided to give permission for them to give Jenny the medication that she needed.

[@lctamoya]

The surgery the d and c

[@heyysimone]

The should make parents leave at the beginning. No matter how old you are, the patient might not want to tell their parents.

[@suzannekirkwood6392]

We had to leave our 14 year old son because the Dr's wanted to ask him some questions. Didn't think much of it at the time, he's the patient needing help and Dr's need to know what's happened to treat him properly.

[@briezeee]

@@suzannekirkwood6392 hope all is well with him now

[@distorbia20]

No I wouldn’t leave my 9 year old or 7 year old alone with the doctor. I understand when they reach 15 they may feel comfortable talking to the doctor alone which is fine

[@haileyparsons3844]

Depends on the age, I say 12 or 13 and older.

[@sireofdarkness]

omg! this family is so screwed up. Especially the mom!

[@provrr]

Lol, I wasn't expecting that, and the nerve of blaming the doctors for not telling her 😁

[@twelvemonths_]

I get you there 😞😆

[@Lyquaria]

I mean the dad has to be even worse if even the mom is to afraid to tell him

[@karls8103]

well least the daughter can tell daddy to f off when he trys to disown her n she can say mommy let another mans key in her padlock

[@bdsm-w9u]

​@@LyquariaTHE MOM CHEATED!! FEMINIST!!

[@MichiruEll]

In my country, teens are definitely allowed to make their own medical decisions and they have a right to doctor-patient confidentiality. It is not the age that determines it, but whether the teen is considered to be capable of discernment. In practice, teens are typically allowed to make their own decision starting at some point between 12 and 16 years of age. This is particularly important in cases of pregnancy, but also when teens with cancer decide that they want to stop treatment. Also, of course, for the teenage kids of anti-vax parents. I'm very glad we have this system.

[@isabelleblanchet3694]

Age of medical consent is 14 in Québec, Canada. If a teen has to be hospitalized for more then a day, the only thing the hospital is legally obligated to do is inform the parents that the teen is at the hospital, so they don't declare him missing to the police or something like that. I believe it's 16 in the rest of Canada.

[@gaara425]

@@isabelleblanchet3694 At least where I am in Alberta there isn't a lower limit. The standard is the child must be able to understand the decision and its consequences Typically 13 is considered the lower limit but legally younger children can consent if they understand and older teens may not be able to if they do not.

[@jamesahibbard]

Term in Australia is "Mature Minor" and is ultimately a decision that IF it is required to be made (ie parent and patient aren't in agreement) the medical team determine if the patient is mature enough to make their own treatment decisions or not.

[@RavenSutcliffe]

In my country you're medically considered an adult at 16 (make your own decisions, confidentiality etc)... Ironically enough, except for an abortion. Then you have to be 18 or have parental consent

[@frejakarlgren769]

Where I live you can see your own medical history from 16, you can receive prescriptions without your parents even knowing. You can take birth control without your parents knowing (even if you're under 16) and as a minor, birth control is free, abortion is free and visiting a nurse or doctor is free. And you can do all these things without your parents consent. If you get an abortion they might advise you to tell your parents but you don't have to, you might need someone to come and pick you up if you get the abortion done at the clinic but it doesn't have to be your parents. Teen pregnancies happen, there are people who doesn't notice the pregnancy, or that wants to keep the baby, but you always have the option of getting an abortion (unless the pregnancy has been going on for over 19-21 weeks or so). Seeing these things makes me so grateful to live where I live.

[@wonderlandbunny8160]

Wich country ?

[@elincederrud7572]

@@wonderlandbunny8160 Sounds like Sweden and yes I’m grateful too!

[@Kaylee-Renee]

Same in New Zealand

[@yamitsukikarasu8857]

Here in Canada, it's 14.

[@rarabang3584]

In Germany, anyone under 18 needs parental consent to get a Covid test…

[@fairyonice9504]

Why do they need parental consent. They *are* saving people, why does it matter? Edit: guys I know she’s a minor. But I’m wondering why hospitals need a parents ok to save a life.

[@camillashimwa7671]

Since she’s a minor

[@TheRealRealMClovin]

She is minor. It is why you can't make decision of polotical voting until 18 and can't buy alchohol yourself until you are 20(in some countries). Same with medical treatment, as a minor can't be trusted with making a medical decision themself not knowing a lot of the world or body and themself yet, hitting puperty and everything. Now she is 17, so it debatable if you think she can make decision of her own by then or not.

[@RoteKirschbluete]

Maybe because she is still not an emergency (?) I mean maybe when she is in danger and needs immediate assistance they would not ask her parents consent first because they don't have the time. In this case they have time, she is conscious and her parents are also there. Another possible reason is money. I'm not from America but I think medical bills are paid by the parents and if they found out that their daughter was treated without their consent, they could sue the hospital for bodily harm/personal injury (I don't know the right term for this).

[@AlexisStreams]

PC Response: its the hospital and they have protocols to follow they can't do anything to a child without a guardians consent the reason why i say guardian and not parents is because in some cases a child may not have a parent and may live with their uncle aunt god mother god father or be in foster care and i don't think foster parents count as that persons ACTUAL parents so the next best term would be guardians if i am wrong i am wrong but that's the PC response

[@Hierax415]

Medical consent and people's kids are two of the most sensitive topics in society, throw in religion and things get real complicated real fast. Is 18 or 21 or 16 the magic number when kids get their autonomy over medical decisions? I have no idea and I doubt there is a perfect number but it's what we work with in an imperfect world. The line between an ethical and unethical situation where a parent might opt to risk their child's life is very blurry but I for one don't feel comfortable giving anyone but the parent unrestricted authority on the subject.

[@rougewolf4002]

I would never want my future kids to feel they can’t come to me or feel I would disown them. I don’t understand parents who could do it.

[@Hosigie]

"ABORTION IS MURDER" she says before she confesses to cheating on her husband. An extremely good person right there. :) Ladies, don't let ANYONE tell you what you should or shouldn't do with your body. It's YOUR body, YOUR life.

[@dOVERanalyst]

She said "He's not the father. I never told him". She could have been RAPED. And, obviously given how she thinks couldn't terminate the pregnancy. Or took a donor because her husband couldn't (& never told him) Or It was from previous marriage. So many possibilities!!

[@tuathadesidhe1530]

It wasn't *her* body, or *her* life she had exterminated though was it

[@Jupiterninja95]

@@tuathadesidhe1530 Nope! It was a fetus using her body to keep itself growing. Bodily autonomy means you cannot be forced to use your body to keep someone else alive. You can't be forced to donate a kidney, can't be forced to donate blood, and can't be forced to be a human incubator. Even if it means someone or something else will die because of it.

[@tuathadesidhe1530]

@@Jupiterninja95 you know "fetus" means small child right ? And yeah - it was doing what every fetus that's ever existed has done, what it's designed to do, what *you* done, aren't you privileged that your mother didn't have your opinions, or act them out when you were this vulnerable.

[@goldenfire7835]

Yes abortion is murder because the fetus is alive its not a contraception method. Abortion is done when there are problems with fetus or it's dangerous for the mothers life

[@nighthasfallen456]

Really is a rock and a hard place. On one hand you've got a legal obligation to tell the parents because she's still classed as a minor, on the other you've got the right of doctor-patient confidentiality. Which one trumps which?

[@christianealshut1123]

I would say confidentiality - otherwise they could find all sorts of pretexts to say confidentiality does not apply. It would have to be this way in order to protect confidentiality for everyone. A right does not mean anything if there are dozens of reasons for which it does not apply, or if you can invent a reason on the spur of the moment.

[@adamsayer11]

@@christianealshut1123 I actually think legal obligation trumps it in this case? due to her age they can make medical decisions for her so they need to know all the facts in order to make the correct decision. Withholding information in that case is dangerous

[@SoyDrinker]

@@christianealshut1123 If doctor-patient confidentiality trumped the legal obligation then there would literally be no reason to have the legal obligation because it would just overwrite the obligation 100% of the time

[@Kristalya]

Confidentiality! 💞

[@maxi1ification]

To answer your question: it depends. Not from the U.S nor practicing there, but where I am from it is a case by case basis determined by diagnosis and age. Minors are considered sexually independent from 14 years old and onwards, so issues related to that are not just in their whole prerogative but also to be kept as discreet as they wish, even from their parents as he or she (usually a she for obvious reasons) has no need for their consent in that case. In the U.S, don't know if there's a state in which that's different, but as far as I know once they're teenagers they DO have a right to medical privacy from their parents and Manning more or less followed procedure by only telling one of them once the patient acquiesced because surgical procedures do require parental informed consent. I'd assume it's not universal and the laws in say... Illinois are not the same as in Texas or Florida, where I'd assume parents have more legal power over their children's medical history and treatment. In topics OUTSIDE of gynecological ones there normally isn't much controversy about a parent's right to know, but as a general rule: if it's not directly relevant to the case, like say the kid twisted his ankle because he was sneaking around to see a girl his parents don't like, then it's considered improper to divulge that agains the patient's wishes. If it is relevant, like say in cases of abuse or other criminal acts performed by or onto the minor, then you should tell the parents as they're the legal guardians, not just for medical stuff but in general.

[@lisasattler8238]

If someone starts of making negativ comments about abortions, remember that there could be someone reading it who made this decision or is going to make it for WHATEVER reason, who feels miserable, sad ect. You never know a person’s story so keep your thoughts to yourself.

[@cazzabojangles]

This is even more important post Roe vs Wade. No person ever thinks lightly about having an abortion, for all the reasons that pro-life people say (against God, killing a child etc), they're all in their head too. It's not the same as a decision to get married, move out, etc, a baby will change your life forever, especially if they have severe disabilities, it will seriously endanger the life of the mother or they are not able to financially support themselves.

[@alessaross3559]

People that are against abortion don't care about others. So, your comment is redundant.

[@KristiContemplates]

Thanks for being considerate of people like me 🙂

[@Robin_Hood69]

Now we're getting offended by thoughts that aren't there yet but could be..?? Is your hair blue or purple?

[@lyrica_overdose]

@@Robin_Hood69lol was thinking the same. or, maybe i shouldn’t have said that in case anyone gets offended..

[@moodle1950]

Americans call them selves free but don't even have the freedom of privacy :DDDD well USA is ranked 14th in freedom if i remember correct. its stupid that you have to tell your parents everything even at the age of 17. in my country you don't have to tell your medical stuff to your parents after you are 13 years old and the doctors aren't allowed to tell if you say to them that they are not allowed to tell.

[@fillemorte]

exactly how it should be, people act like teens are mindless and can't make their own decisions, it backfires with teens who grow up and STILL can't make decisions properly.

[@EchelonBizarre]

Well, 13 is extremely young and yes, they cannot make those decisions themselves, because their brains simple hasn't matured enough. It's that simple. It is too young. It may be the law in your country, but the biology says what it says. Cannot trump that. 💁‍♀️

[@Estianavara]

I'm assuming if everything turns south, the patient's parents don't have the right to sue the doctor?

[@desteny1393]

@@Estianavara I don’t think you can sue people in most countries outside of America in the same way you do there (might be wrong though)

[@cazzabojangles]

@@desteny1393 I'm Welsh, and I was able to sue my doctor because he made a mistake in my operation (it was exploratory surgery on my ovary when I was 17, but he accidentally damaged the tubes and left me infertile). It is really rare though, you have to sign all sorts of wavers that say please don't sue us, with the exchange being most medical procedures are free on the NHS. They were really reasonable, but it took months and months. I imagine if you have to pay for your treatment and they mess up or otherwise don't follow the rules, you're more likely to take legal action

[@Alesha_Lewer]

That is one messed up family

[@dOVERanalyst]

She said "He's not the father. I never told him". She could have been RAPED. And, obviously given how she thinks couldn't terminate the pregnancy. Or took a donor because her husband couldn't (& never told him) Or It was from previous marriage. So many possibilities!!

[@JayeEllis]

It absolutely DISGUSTS me that her Human Right to privacy is not honored. I know the law disagrees with me, but her parents have NO RIGHT to know. Seriously, my parents stopped coming in the doctor's office without being specifically asked when I was still in the single digits. I think they should have been asked to wait outside. SHE is the patient, and minor or not, SHE lives (or dies) with the decision, and it should be hers.

[@zinzolin14]

I'm Canadian and when I was 16 I had a family doctor visit for something that my parent's never knew about (and I presume still don't over a decade later). I guess we have a bit of leeway when it comes to disclosing personal medical info involving minors. Too bad for this girl, seeing how deathly afraid she is about her parents finding out.

[@Rockas360]

I think it's 18 in the states. I live in QC and I had my medical decisions are mine since 14. Heck go vaccinated at 16 behind my parents back for HPV.

[@zinzolin14]

@@Rockas360 oh I didn't think you could get HPV vaxxed at 16, that's the right thing to do honestly. I donated blood for the first time at 17 against my parents' wishes as well lol. Clearly its rather lenient here.

[@haileyparsons3844]

@@zinzolin14 Yeah in Ontario it’s a young as 12 that you can start making medical decisions on your own. But if you want to have privacy for it you have to be 14. An example of this would be if at age 12 you asked if you can get a vaccine shot or something, if you have a parent’s or guardian’s signature or note you can. (This is actually something you can get around with, it doesn’t have to be your parent, it just has to be an adult you trust) However at age 14, you can request it on your own without an adult approval.

[@animebabe44]

​@@zinzolin14 modern medical recommendations say that even up into your early 20s, it's still a good idea to get the HPV vaxx since it will still provide some immunity coverage. The reason they try to get it to preteens/young teens is because they want you to have it preferably BEFORE you become sexually active as that's when it's ability to protect you is the strongest.

[@mlu007]

Ah... good ole' Christian family values.

[@provrr]

Not only Christianity, you would be surprised of the other religions. Bunch of hypocrites.

[@Paula-um3js]

Yup, including the mother cheating and lying to her husband for 17 years

[@catbeara]

Growing up my parents repeatedly made a point of letting us know that no matter what happened, we could always come to them for help.

[@SpawnF]

A true parent accepts anything their child do what doesn't harm them and supports them in pregnancy getting over addictions etc

[@RavenSutcliffe]

"your parents love you and they'd never want to lose you" what world does Dr Manning live in that teens aren't routinely kicked out or abused for becoming pregnant?

[@misterbin00]

Given that she was especially afraid of the father, and his demeanor was weird, I thought that she was molested by him.

[@TheYasmineFlower]

Well that seems like a totally healthy family dynamic...

[@ottokarl5427]

What a weird concept that is: "You are under 18, so you are not mature enough to make your own medical decisions - so carry that baby out and be a parent."

[@cloudedcolour5329]

actually a parents consent isnt needed for an abortion since its under reproductive rights, or used to be

[@melima_]

It's also weird to me that the parents are always present at examinations, is that normal in the us??

[@Blondicakes]

Yes, totally normal under 18 .

[@laurenmaxell5917]

@@Blondicakes Even when asking personal questions or doing examinations where they take off clothes? That would be kinda insane.

[@mutya_]

​​@@Blondicakes Really? We have an option even as a minor if we want them there or not. I didn't know it's like that in the US.

[@lieke3043]

Why does a 17 year old needs their parents consent? Where I’m from kids from 12 years old need to consent as well as the parents. From 16 years old the adolescent is medically fully aloud to make all the calls. Parents aren’t aloud to be told what’s going on without explicit consent from the patient. Unless the patient can’t make those calls, like if there in a coma or something.

[@yuamarvell2004]

That’s pretty much the same as where I’m from. I simply cannot fathom the idea of not having any real say over your body or health at that age. I mean, at 18 you’re legally an adult, are you just expected to go from having absolutely no say at 17 to suddenly having to call all the shots at 18? It seems a bit extreme.

[@captainwatercress]

It might be different in Chicago than where I live, but why does a teenager need her parents’ consent for any of this? A person 12 years or older should have the right have the final say on all their own medical decisions.

[@child375]

I wouldn’t necessarily say twelve but high school age or like 16 I would say is a age where you can start to make these decisions.

[@gregbarnes4083]

@@child375 Sadly yeah, more than a few of the proponents of "pro-life" are simply narcissists who enjoy the control over others lives.

[@isabelleblanchet3694]

Laws differ by country, state, provinces, etc. But also, in the US they have to pay for medical procedures.

[@karls8103]

id say a kid can make medical decisions for themselves when there able to pay for it, otherwise parents choise

[@Wisdom_Owl]

I'd never want my daughter or my son to be in this situation and not be able to tell me

[@Eric4bz]

that was a bombshell from the mother at the end, Jeez.

[@dOVERanalyst]

She said "He's not the father. I never told him". She could have been RAPED. And, obviously given how she thinks couldn't terminate the pregnancy. Or took a donor because her husband couldn't (& never told him) Or It was from previous marriage. So many possibilities!!

[@distorbia20]

The mum is the biggest hypocrite. That poor man she is lying to

[@dOVERanalyst]

She said "He's not the father. I never told him". She could have been RAPED. And, obviously given how she thinks couldn't terminate the pregnancy. Or took a donor because her husband couldn't (& never told him) Or It was from previous marriage. So many possibilities!!

[@johnclarke4711]

Don't ever think that your the only one with problems

[@kaitlintropper2061]

Not sure what’s the law for them but where I am, since she 17 years old, the doctor don’t need to tell the parents of the patient doesn’t want to. I love how medical shows doesn’t show what’s the real life.

[@snigdha3666]

It's different in the US

[@ovinedreamer1451]

A: Laws are different. If it's a medical and not a psychological issue doctors are required to tell the patients in my country too. B: they are medical DRAMAs...of course they don't show real life. If you want realism watch a documentary instead.

[@RandomSwiftie13]

Laws about this issue are different from country to country and state to state. It really sucks in some places.

[@asp2865]

why is the blanket bleading you know that the blood goes down and not up and it also kinda looked like the blood had just been sprayed on because you could still see the "wet pudle" as if someone just put on there

[@rubayaafzal2658]

What a hypocrite family

[@ajaznaik9245]

Mom is a hypocrite

[@dOVERanalyst]

@@ajaznaik9245 She said "He's not the father. I never told him". She could have been RAPED. And, obviously given how she thinks couldn't terminate the pregnancy. Or took a donor because her husband couldn't (& never told him) Or It was from previous marriage. So many possibilities!!

[@dOVERanalyst]

@@ajaznaik9245 given how sure she was of him harming if he knew...and stopping him from knowing, I can conclude he would have thrown her and the child out if he knew she was raped.

[@Konstantin_.]

What a plot twist in the end

[@heyysimone]

No, he doesnt have the right to know. Even though he isnt the father, even of he was, telling him could put the girl in a dangerous situation.

[@dOVERanalyst]

True. His right to know will kill her daughter. So, no, he doesn't.

[@romanumerals]

not a medical person but why can she easily buy the mifepristone but the follow up pill requires a doctors prescription? in the first place mifepristone should also require a prescription because it can only harm them if they buy it and not get the follow up pill. educate me if I'm wrong.

[@katreeweick5493]

I think it's probably just for the drama. Where I live, I think you would need to see a doctor to access these kinds of meds.

[@rtphotos4691]

@@katreeweick5493 - No, you can buy it on the net. It's risky to buy medication over the internet, but people still do it.

[@horacehalt4216]

Doctor/patient confidentiality. Does it still apply to minors with legal guardians?.

[@evegreen7604]

It's not murder atall it's up to the person to not have a baby it's there body

[@ardalrex]

these episodes are so cool now!! keep it up

[@kingpatrick7730]

This family has been secretly keeping genetic secrets from one another, there's no slipping outta the one.😒 And this is why you must never cheat your love with someone else.

[@dOVERanalyst]

She said "He's not the father. I never told him". She could have been RAPED. And, obviously given how she thinks couldn't terminate the pregnancy. Or took a donor because her husband couldn't (& never told him) Or It was from previous marriage. So many possibilities!!

[@AdjaNdiaye-m5r]

This mom is crazy this is messed up

[@ahlamali6167]

I went through the same situation but I’m 19 and my dad beat me up and is currently not talking to me. Ive brought shame to my family and myself. I didn’t want to abort my baby and it was really painful but I had to because I couldn’t tell my parents. My father would harm me and disown me. But since he did it anyway after finding out I regret it but at the same time I won’t be safe nor the baby. It’s a hard choice one I still think about everyday.

[@karls8103]

surragete n sell baby to wanting family. not sure how ppl find these options thought

[@reb.22]

Hi! I really hope you are okay and things were fixed. If you are still in danger and your father is still a threa to you, tell the police and go away! You are not alone

[@dr.bartfratze9354]

please tell the police, your father is a dangerous, sick monster.

[@bdsm-w9u]

​@@dr.bartfratze9354BOO HOO FEMINIST!

[@cloudedcolour5329]

@@karls8103 surrogates are implanted with the intended parents genetic material so its never the surrogates fetus to begin with. i THINK you mean adoption but if so the birth parents don't get paid for that.

[@gigilee2211]

A family based in secrets

[@justrandomthings112]

It's your body, so it's your choice. Even though she did commit murder by abortion, it is still her choice. It's her choice if she wants to keep the baby or not. Children cost money, time and responsibility. Or what if you're homeless and can't raise a child? If you are homeless, you can give up your child for adoption, but it's still your choice. And it's your choice if you want to cheat on your husband or divorce your husband.

[@sonjahonkamaki3408]

Abortion is not a murder.

[@annatribe4244]

A suggestion to one Chicago, put the season and episode up please

[@jetdoggaming4694]

They do, its in the description

[@ivisyung3088]

in Australia, if you are under 16, you have no right to rpivacy. police, paramedics and medical professionals must disclose what happed and what the teenager did.

[@ChasseurTueur]

so, Mother cannot be mad with Daughter, she learned it from her :)

[@calebdume6557]

I get dr Mannings point here but i will still stick with Choi i think that is the right thing to do

[@amc6940]

She is minor ...

[@cloudstone123]

'Right' isn't exactly the correct word here. Ethical, in terms of medical ethics, may be what you are looking for. So lets take all the information in we have now. The mother is obviously pro life. The daughter knows her parents better than the doctors but she is also a teenager of around 17 years of age based on things she said about high school. The mother didn't want the step father to know because it is likely he will have a more severe reaction than she will. So if both parents know, what do you think could happen next based on all this information? Do you think it is likely that the daughter won't face some severe consequence like being kicked out of the house? Maybe suffer some physical or mental abuse at home more severe than she already has suffered to this point? Both possibilities seem likely so would it therefore be 'right' to have told the parents? In my view, this is why Dr Choi is wrong. He wasn't considering what could happen next after telling them and just assuming, it would appear, that the parents would just accept what is and move on.

[@zilesis1]

@@cloudstone123 he was also worried about legal reprecautions, probably. sure they managed to hide it up until surgery came into question, but there was a complication after the drug they gave her. if the girl had died or had a serious complication from the drug and the parents sued the clinic for it, the secrecy would play against the med team

[@cloudstone123]

@@zilesis1 I'm not convinced of that. At the end when the mother asked if only she had to give consent, he voiced an objection over the father not being told. The legal requirement would be met with one parent giving consent, it wouldn't require both.

[@eleanornicholls8991]

I completely disagree as a woman who was once that age I’m 100% on dr Manning’s side I’m sorry but there is such thing as patient confidentiality even with minors towards their family members like someone who has a few days left to live and ask the doctors not to tell others it’s pretty much the same situation sorry or it’s like outing a patient about their sexuality to their family without the patients consent you would consider that inappropriate right? Sorry but there’s no respect towards teenagers or pregnant teenagers or even just women

[@Dadum-bass]

This is why paternity test should be mandatory

[@Mikael_4942]

7:30 It is a literal infant, it doesn't even have consciousness, that's why it's called an embryo and not a child, yet you still think it's a murder?

[@gustavo042]

Yes, its a life, so its murder

[@Mikael_4942]

@@gustavo042 Embryos gain consciousness in the third month of pregnancy, so it's not alive yet. Just because someone has a beating heart doesn't mean they're alive

[@Wonder_Arounds_youtube]

And this is why I am going to stay single

[@ajaznaik9245]

😂😂😂

[@Nemcoification]

Are you sure that's it?

[@kks2167]

What did the mother mean at the end? Is he really her father?

[@lenakataeva7525]

I guess that she cheated on her husband, got pregnant and couldn't tell him that the child wasn't for him or get an abortion due to her beliefs.

[@moria.919]

@@lenakataeva7525 Or maybe she was raped.

[@dOVERanalyst]

@@lenakataeva7525 She said "He's not the father. I never told him". She could have been RAPED. And, obviously given how she thinks couldn't terminate the pregnancy. Or took a donor because her husband couldn't (& never told him) Or It was from previous marriage. So many possibilities!!

[@jadesmanning2682]

Last time I was this early shay was still alive 😮‍💨🤚

[@jamalwilliams1792]

That's tough, some things are just meant to be left in the dark.

[@lorenac7675]

Ohh the end that escalated really quickly

[@DiamondAviator4]

7:26 Yay, she’s one of those f***ing types. I swear, these people drive me nuts.

[@ramakrishna5480]

She knows killing a baby is murder and cheating on her husband is not wrong ?

[@drsyedabukhari3769]

where are humanitarians all

[@nerdicperson6235]

*"Like mother, like daughter."*

[@AgentVamp]

A family built on secrets? THAT'LL END WELL!

[@brookeferguson5301]

I was pregnant with ethan for awhile now I was up sick for some extra days a week before he helped me with this twins is not easy for me for this reason why I can't control my feelings for him

[@elsagreen1476]

In my country minors can make reproductive decisions without their parents' knowledge. This is fucked. What kind of parents make their children feel like they can't tell them stuff like this??

[@vermilion6966]

oh they can tell. they will just force them to carry it against their will, lmao, no biggy

[@andygourav]

Is there an episode where Dr. Manning hasnt said "I promise we'll do everything we can." ?

[@izzierose2]

if the age of consent is 16, then she should legally be able to make her own decisions about an abortion. That's how it is in the UK.

[@cloudedcolour5329]

USA Age of medical/legal consent is 18

[@RaceySpacey]

That nurse is a wonderful woman

[@dr.bartfratze9354]

What nurse? They are both doctors.

[@dailyearrape8534]

LOL stay till the end of the video, like even after the credits, easter egg sound

[@ayishaks6510]

Ur a good listener lol.

[@purply8557]

sounds like the lego yoda death cry lmao

[@dragon_toad]

It's a wolf howl, the production company for this show is Wolf Entertainment, and like all shows they have the mini-ad for the production company after the main credits roll. And in this case, it's the logo with the sound of a wolf howling. All the videos have this, it's part of the final credits.

[@nayyararmani]

Whole family is twisted.

[@melieflynn-hayes7996]

I can understand her situation she didn't want her parents find out because she thought they would be disapointed with her.

[@SunShine-ve5nr]

Dr Manning is very irritating. So self righteous. She really doesn't show her peers any respect. Her attitude is always her decisions are above everyone else's. In the end she always has to do what the other doctors say because there are complications. I hate that holier than thou attitude. She maybe morally right but doesn't consider the fact that her peers may be ethically and legally right and hence uncomfortable.

[@augustoemanuel1092]

Mom: WhAt My DaUgHtEr DiD WaS WrOnG oN ThE EyEs Of ThE lOrD!!!!!!! Ethan: What does the father think? Mom: About that.....

[@meggrotte4760]

If she came in alone I can understand why she would do that. Her parents who don't know what's going on? Well they know their child could be dying in the doctors not telling them anything. Self-supported Christian missionary and I'm not married yet but I really hope that for some reason if my daughter was pregnant I would give her all the support in the world so she doesn't feel like she needs to look somewhere else I would welcome that child into our home and I would help her to raise him or her while she's going to college. I would never want my daughter to think that she can't come for help no matter what she's going through May not have experienced it but I could do everything I could to help her.

[@alicedeligny9240]

And if she doesn't want the baby ?

[@professionalinsomniac8338]

@@alicedeligny9240 right? She clearly didn’t want it lmao and yet here people are in the comments writing out domestic fantasies about it like what

[@IzzyKawaiichi]

Geez, that mom... Why was it necessary to tell the doctors that the husband isn't the daughter's father if the husband doesn't know? Lol. As far as he knows, he's her father, so why do you need to explain that he's not in order to justify not telling him the daughter was pregnant? Like, I fall on the pro-life side of things, but... Priorities, people. When your daughter's already aborted her fetus, this is not the time to blame the doctors for hiding it-- or tell them your own deep, dark secrets. Like what????

[@dOVERanalyst]

She said "He's not the father. I never told him". She could have been RAPED. And, obviously given how she thinks couldn't terminate the pregnancy. Or took a donor because her husband couldn't (& never told him) Or It was from previous marriage. So many possibilities!!

[@alessaross3559]

Did you ignore the part where Dr. Choi asked her? He didn't have the right to do so.

[@8bennaboo]

So do I. Pro choice is the real pro life.

[@poppliogaming5015]

Adults taking years to get pregnant Teenagers:

[@monotripz5358]

How she so calm

[@spaRKLES88604]

What’s with this family and keeping secrets! Jesus Christ!

[@eitim9533]

No one parent goes about "building" distrust in their kids. We don't have the manuals for this parenting thing and with all the resources we have/don't have , it's still an uncertain field. We grow up learning, from so many pple and situations around us, to be parents... If you're not a psy, U can never tell how your "best actions" will affect your kids. So its better to reserve judgement of other parents. The fictional parents here, probably communicated sometime, quite unconscisly, that they abhorred abortion. Pretty valid stance IMO, we have the right to feel differently about this. The girl knew her parents would feel strongly about this. It wasn't a choice to save her life. She was afraid to disappoint them. I see no vilians here. Just life - that places unfortunate circumstances our way. If they knew, it could tear them apart - or not... Whichever way, it's just life. We face it, we move!

[@salsasalsa943]

that escalated quickly

[@Streammoonlitfloor]

Plot twist was shocking me like the guy who is stepfather of that kid wasn't her true father it was a step

[@niamh3909]

Where can I watch this properly in the UK:)?

[@ellenrees588]

Netflix

[@turningintoacrazydolphin1211]

Off course the girl didn't told her. She probably learned very soon she couldn't trust them. Her own mother would rather tell a lie than support her own daughter.

[@MaggieBer]

makes me glad for where i am.... at 14 you dont need your parent consent for this type of thing... they dont have access to your medical file either.

[@yuanmrfatduck5885]

Welp what a plot twist the father is not his daughter

[@lalrinzualizuali5448]

I love Chicago med👍👍

[@CA-bw9vw]

I live in a country with a vast majority being religious (Christian) and I really don't think that religion makes people any better or worse. The problem is, when someone claims to be a devout Christian, you expect them to live following the examples of Christ and the values he preached. Otherwise the hypocrisy is very stark and sickening. They're like "abortion is murder I don't care if the mother was raped or will risk her life in delivery" but "drug addicts deserve to be murdered in their sleep without due process of concrete proof". These people are not true Christians, they just disguise their authoritarianism and misogyny as a socially revered religious identity.

[@ChimangoMwandira]

In african countries they just look at you and know you are pregnant 😂😂😂😂😂

[@brookeferguson5301]

I was sick and sicker and sickness and morning sickness can be painful to avoid meds problems with prescribed medications to reduce blood sugar levels are commonly treated in different physical condition than normal levels are blood tests blood reports blood results are often treated by tests or physical symptoms or treatment to improve their health care condition for treatment or medical records will take the risk for pain and discomfort and suffering from chronic illness or depression or pain or discovering the pain that causes diabetes to prevent pregnancy complications

[@juliameyer10313]

I admit, I judge Dr. Manning for all of the times she put her morals and values over the law and the patients wishes but here, I'm kinda on her side. If telling th eparents could harm the patient, you shouldn't have to tell them

[@dadzawa_dadmic6667]

I Love or of your video and keep it up guys

[@ananyaramalingam4270]

any other person here who thinks they have endometriosis because they feel like they cant get uop during their period? do i hv any overthinkers like me?

[@strawberries217]

I m on Dr. ManningZ's side. Certain time, it's OK to keep some secrets.

[@safiahsouare]

Dr manning gets on my nerves sometimes 🤦🏾‍♀️

[@grace-jl8sc]

why

[@222222ania]

Forprotectingherpatient

[@ceciliemuntherasmussen9520]

How is she bleeding upwards??

[@AhmedMohamed-zb8og]

If a pool is being filled from the deep part eventually it will reach the shallow part

[@blacklight9106]

5:11 dr choi: Boi tf 😐

[@aprilrahee]

Where can i watch the entire season?

[@blacklight9106]

@@aprilrahee srry idk i just kinda discovered this on yt.

[@allypossallyposs2122]

@@aprilrahee netflix

[@misakesan3498]

Corrupted society and its victims 💔

[@sleepl0l]

What astonishes me the most is how Dr. Manning hasn’t been fired yet

[@Robin_Hood69]

Lies, lies and more lies. It sure does run in the blood i guess