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Abortion Pills Blamed for Teen’s Death

A teenager, described by her mother as a devout Christian, died after taking the powerful abortion pill RU-486.

Manon Jones sought an abortion because she was afraid her Muslim boyfriend’s family would be angered by the pregnancy.

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Comment by Wayne

This poor woman has lost her child and her grandchild because of abortion. When will people learn that abortion is wrong, in every aspect.

 
Comment by mike

why is this news it happened 3 years ago

 
Comment by Cell

Wasn’t his Muslim parents already upset that he had a Christian girlfriend?? Why not have the baby? It probably wouldn’t make his parents any more upset.

 
Comment by Mark

If a drug intended for any other purpose caused deaths like this one, the FDA would pull it in a heartbeat. I’m saddened every time I read of these deaths.

 
Comment by Robert

How can you be a devout Christian and 1) have an abortion and 2) be romantically involved with a muslim and 3) have sex outside of wedlock?

 
Comment by Claire Badger

I am a counsellor at a Care Pregnancy Center. It’s sad how many cases like this one are out there. It’s more common than most believe. I grieve for this family. I really do.

 
Comment by Smartguy

Well if she was a “devout Christian” then why was she killing another human??

 
 
Comment by Lucy

I agree…if she was such a devout christian she never would have been in this position. Sure, it’s sad that she died…but it’s also very sad she killed her innocent baby!

 
Comment by Mitch

The doctors were too busy to do their job. What a shame, another unnecessary loss of life thanks to socialized medicine. And many Americans want their government to socialize health care in the US. Wake up America, events like this will soon be comming to a government run hospital near you.

And what a shame, she was a nice 18 year old devout Christian girl. A pregnant, unmarried, “devout” Christian girl. Having a do-it-yourself abortion. Because the family of the MUSLIM she was shagging might not have approved.

No one, regardless of personality, religion, moral bankruptcy, or social position, deserves to die in this manner. But the young lady carries much of the blame for the situation she found herself in. The abortion pills did not conspire to rob her of her young life. Reporters have a bad habit of sugarcoating errant behavior to shift the focus and/or blame for the story.

 
Comment by mike

Robert, you can’t…but it makes a good story. The story line should read, “The baby she killed, killed her”. Since when did a baby become “the products of conception”? First step is to dehumanize…

 
Comment by Jason

Look, my comment is a little different. Regardless of whether or not she was a good Christian, why was she misdiagnosed? Because the hospital was “too busy.” Does anyone else think that if they didn’t have socialized medicine the hospital wouldn’t have been “too busy” to see if she was dying?

 
Comment by Elizabeth

Wow! I am very sad for this young girl and her family. But DEVOUT CHRISTIAN? Nominal Christian maybe. No wonder Christians have no respect. This young girl was having sex outside of marriage with a Muslim boyfriend and decided to have an abortion. These do not describe a devout Christian. If it were my daughter, I would say my rebellious daughter. None of her choices reflect what a devout Christian believes or would do. Again, I am sad for the loss her family is experiencing. One death related to the abortion pill is one too many. It should be banned especially as young girls think that taking a pill will solve all their problems. It is a lie.

 
Comment by Jason

Maybe the hospital was “too busy” because everyone was there for the free socialized medicine.

 
Comment by Bill

Three quick observations:

1) Devout Christian young women do not commit fornication;
“Fornication is a term which refers to sexual intercourse between consenting unmarried partners. Sex between unmarried persons is distinguished from adultery by use of the term ’simple fornication”

Rom 1:29 Being filled with all unrighteousness, fornication, wickedness, covetousness, maliciousness; full of envy, murder, debate, deceit, malignity; whisperers,
Rom 1:30 Backbiters, haters of God, despiteful, proud, boasters, inventors of evil things, disobedient to parents,
Rom 1:31 Without understanding, covenantbreakers, without natural affection, implacable, unmerciful:
Rom 1:32 Who knowing the judgment of God, that they which commit such things are worthy of death, not only do the same, but have pleasure in them that do them.

2) Devout Christian women DO NOT have abortions! They pray to the Lord for forgiveness and take responsibility for their actions. Abortion, besides being ther murder of an innocent, unborn child, is simply a way for a grossly irresponsible woman to exacerbate her, and her boyfriend, gross irresponsibility. Let’s just hide our mistake …

Mat 19:18 He saith unto him, Which? Jesus said, Thou shalt do no murder, Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not bear false witness,

3) A Devout Christian young woman has no business dating a muslim.

2Co 6:14 Be ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers: for what fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness? and what communion hath light with darkness?
2Co 6:15 And what concord hath Christ with Belial? or what part hath he that believeth with an infidel?

Manon Jones should have been more worried about angering the Lord, not her boyfriends muslim family!

Heb 10:30 For we know him that hath said, Vengeance belongeth unto me, I will recompense, saith the Lord. And again, The Lord shall judge his people.
Heb 10:31 It is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the living God.

Others, especially parents, need to learn from this story.

 
Comment by Rich Folse

Devout Christian?

Let’s see…dating a Muslim…pregnant and taking abortion pills…

A devout Christian?

Not so much!!

 
Comment by Greg

This is a sad story…

First wrong - Intermingling Christian and Muslims (especially if his family is devout)
Second wrong - pre-marital sex
Third wrong - abortion
Fourth wrong - medical treatment from a healthcare system that can’t offer timely healthcare and when they get it, it’s sub-standard.

I can understand the choices and they were struggling with but bad decisions all the way around; just a cascading set of circumstances…

As for the healthcare negligence…while no healthcare system is perfect, there’s no doubt these circumstances were compounded by fact that socialized medicine has lowered the quality of healthcare by making nearly impossible to seek timely healthcare, puts the burden on the healthcare professional to determine who warrants healthcare and makes life-or-death decisions every day not on the basis of type of care, rather whether the patient gets ANY healthcare (who’s more critical in their eyes);

America wake up. If you vote for Obama this is what you are going to get…

 
Comment by John

She got what she deserved if you ask me, but i am sure that isn’t politically correct since it was just a mass of cells. When an adult kills someone the government sees as a human they to are subject to death. In this case the poor girl was the criminal, judge, jury and executioner. The only innocent one here is the life she attempted to flush into a toilet because she was too busy to have a child. Pathetic.

 
Comment by John Deegan

People should note that this story takes place in England. I’m not sure what the legal status of RU-486 is there, but in the US all RU-486 use is prescription-only. When issued via prescription by a licensed physician, there is a follow-up examination 2 days later, where any problems should be identified and dealt with. At that time a dose of another drug, Misoprostol, is orally administered to induce contractions. An observation period is recommended (but not required) to ensure that the uterine contents have been properly expelled. Had this been done in this woman’s case, she would be alive today.

Improper use of a regulated drug should not be used as an indictment of the drug itself. Many prescription pharmaceuticals are extremely hazardous when not properly used. The reference in the article to 7 deaths in the US does not mention that 5 of those women were also given their dose of Misoprostol inter-vaginally, although the FDA has never approved that route of administration. The deaths followed the administration of the second drug in this improper manner.

 
Comment by Kelly

Let’s just get one thing straight:

Christian, as defined in the dictionary, is “one who believes in Christ.” The devil himself believes there is a God. Therefore, there are thousands of people on this earth who define themselves as “Christian,” but do not hold “Christian” beliefs (i.e. no sex before marriage, abortion is wrong, etc.).

It is sad that this woman felt she had no choice but to abort her unborn child. In doing so, she not only lost the life of her unborn child, but her own life as well.

The FDA should absolutely take another look at the effects of the pill and how deaths can be caused by taking this pill EXACTLY AS PRESCRIBED. But wouldn’t that somehow infringe on the rights of women? Remember, it is only a fetus…a blob of tissue…not a living, growing human being (I’m being facetious, in case you didn’t catch that).

Christians make mistakes all the time. Contrary to what some may believe, we are not perfect! We do our best to live our lives as we should–as the Bible tells us–but we all make mistakes. We are human, after all.

 
Comment by SONIA

WELL WHAT I THINK IS THAT U SHOULD NEVER EVEN TRY TO TAKE NOBODY’S LIFE AWAY, CONSEQUENCES ARE CONSEQUENCES, SHE DECIDED TO KILL HER CHILD SO IT JUST SIMPLY CAME BACK TO HER.

 
Comment by eric

Good call Robert. I dont know how some people can call themselves ‘devout Christians’ with actions like these. Its a shame.

 
Comment by Roger Fant

An abortion pill that aborted not only the baby, but the 18 year-old mother, and thereby aborting every child she would have ever had. Now that is effective.

 
Comment by Kelly

Hmmm… a devout “Christian” teen who has an abortion and a Muslim boyfriend… gee…looks like someone needs to check their definitions of devout and Christian

 
Comment by Nick

Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.
She killed her baby, her baby’s remains killed her.

 
Comment by Erika

This is what happens when the media glorifies Jaime Spears pregnancy, when shows encourage teen relationships, and when crazies run for President. The media sure has a way of screwing things up.

 
Comment by J Ash

I see alot of people totally miscontruing what it means to be a christian. Where in the bible does it say that a christian cannot be with a muslim? It is so wrong to say that someone cannot be a devout christian and be with a muslim. It is also wrong to assume that a devout christian cannot make mistakes. And to say that a christian would not kill? Remember the story of abraham? What was it that abraham was told to do? The point being, this girl was a human being, and noone is perfect. Not even those of you that are doubting her faith. If any of you were a devout christian, you would leave the judgemental comments to the lord. Let he who is free of sin cast the first stone.

 
Comment by SONIA

YEAH TOO BAS SHE DIED SHE SHOULD OF NEVER KILLED HER OWN CHILD, PART OF HER HEART, THATS CRUEL AND SELFISH TO THINK ONLY ABOUT YOURSELF AND WHAT OTHERS MIGHT SAY CAUSE YOUR PREGNANT, YEAH WHAT ABOUT AFTER WHEN YOU BECOME A MURDERER OF YOUR OWN CHILD.

 
Comment by Theresa H

Looks like I am not the only one that has a problem with the phrase “…devout Christian…” I am a Christian, though I would never use the word devout to describe myself. I doubt it applies to her either considering she was having (presumably unprotected) sex outside of marriage, with a Muslim boys AND THEN decided to end her baby’s life because someone that doesn’t even believe in God might disapprove!! Maybe if mom had spent more time with her daughter, teaching her true Christian ways, she woudn’t be without her her daughter and grandbaby today.

 
Comment by RU4-86????

RU4-86 Are You for 86
86 is a term that means elimnated
Abortion is murder
China was struck with an Earthquake that especially killed children because of their sins of Abortion In China any child besides the first born is ILLEGAl and has no Rights After the Earthquake China said that if the Liegal child died than the Illegal child could become legal…HOW DELUSIONAL IS THAT!!!
America is being Scourged NOW
If WE DO NOT STOP KILLING OUR BABIES the warnings will get worse and God will take more of Children Home to Heaven since Jesus loves all Children not just first born, or males, or Normal etc…
REPENT!!!
2 Chron 7:14
If my People which are called by my name, shall humble themselves and pray and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways: then I will hear from heaven and will forgive their sin and will heal their land.

 
Comment by RL

life for a life

 
Comment by Liliana

Forget all your moral judgments about this girl’s religious beliefs and the choices she made. If you want to judge her on that, you be my gues, but remember, you too, will be judged later by our maker.

The REAL point is–the HOSPITAL WAS TOO BUSY TO PROPERLY DIAGNOSE HER! Every time I read a story like this I’m sickened. Is this what America really wants. I’ll take our current system. England can keep its socialized medical care. When I go to the hospital, I expect better!

 
Comment by Matt

“If any one of you is without sin, let him be the first to throw a stone at her.” Jn 8:7

Is anyone saddened by the fact that two lives have been lost, not to mention the lives that have been shaken by this tragedy?

How about we pray for all concerned and ask for God’s mercy and grace. Remember that Jesus came to save the lost not to condemn. Judgment will come for those who deny Him - Let us tell those who do not know Him yet about the Hope and His Love.

Consider:
How many times Manon may have come into contact with God’s children. If she ran into some of you on this board she most likely never saw the Love of Christ and had no Hope.

 
Comment by GENE

Some of you people make me sick to my stomach. Rather than see that a girl lost her life because of a drug, I see people concentrating on the beliefs of her boyfriends, the fact that she is not a “devout christian,” the fact that she had an abortion. A human being lost the life of her child as well as her own because she made a mistake. It happens, and I feel for her family and pray that have the strenght to get through this tradgedy. I also pray for the family of the muslim she was dating because he lost his girl and child as well.

John, I hope you are not Christian because what you said goes against EVERYTHING i have ever been taught. You are a sick man and to say that someone deserves to die because they made a mistake. Unfortunatly yes, we put to death murderers, and abortion is legal, but the way the courts work is that you can’t murder something that hasnt been born. And yes, that is sad, but to say she deserved it because she was scared and felt she had no other way out? You discust me.

And Sonia and Nick, yes, do unto others as you would have others do unto you. Do you really think this applies? Is death the new consequence for fear? Do you really think that child’s soul would wish her mother dead because she was scared and because she made a mistake? Last time I checked, the lord would want that child to forgive, and honor thy father and mother. I don’t think there are any exceptions to that.

Some people need to rethink their thought process. Because one day, this will haunt you. Keep judging, and when it is your time to be judged, you will learn the hard way.

 
Comment by Michael

The reason they refer to her as “a devout Christian” is because the media is to Politically Correct to describe it accurately. It’s kind of the same thing with funerals. With every funeral its the same story “so-an-so is staring at us from the clouds next to Jesus”, regardless of how the person lived his life.

Sad story, but could have been avoided had she actually been “devout”…

 
Comment by Rich

What a contradiction. Devout Christian having an abortion from a muslim father.
A devout Christian would obey the Christian Bible. No premarital sex. No murdering. No romantic involvement with a nonchristian. No actions based upon how others would react. Etc. !!

 
Comment by Thomas Pirotte

This woman was critically ill when she presented to the hospital, and there was only a brief window for life-saving treatment; then, she went on vacation for several days before becoming terminal? Even to a non-medical person, this doesn’t add up…

– A practicing physician

 
Comment by Crystal

its a very sad story. a very close friend of mine had an abortion kinda like this a couple of years ago. it was one where the she had to take one pill orally to stop the growth of the embryo, then 24-48hrs later the other pill(s) are inserted vaginally to start the cramping and bleeding. i stayed with her at her home that weekend so that didn’t have to be there alone. she had some terrible cramping and heavy bleeding but not enough bleeding to indicate that there was a problem and that she needed immediate medical attention. she went back to the follow up 2weeks later and she was told she still had a positive pregnancy test, and the sonogram showed that even thought there was no hearbeat and the embryo had passed, there was still too much tissue in her womb. she was told if it doesn’t come out, she could die from toxic shock. she had the choice of having a dnc or taking another set of pills. she was sent home and had to repeat the second part of the procedure. she had to really massage her belly, even more so than the first time, even if it hurt. when she went back for the next followup, it was fine and she was cleared. i wonder if the girl in question was given the option of having either a surgical or medical abortion. i also wonder if the poor girl who died did everything she was supposed to do within minutes and hours of taking the medicine to make sure it worked. sadly, no one wil ever know if she did her part other than just taking the medicne.

 
Comment by Caroline

This is so sad. Now 2 people have died, and they both could have lived if the young woman had felt she had a real choice. That “product of conception” had a heartbeat! And the young woman had a long life to live. As far as the hospital is concerned, the UK has the same wonderful healthcare that Obama would love to force on the U.S. No thanks!

 
Comment by mike

I love how cold the doctor was calling the baby a product of conception. How sick and hard hearted. Doesn’t he realize that all of us are a product of conception? Shame on the medical community for allowing this to happen and shame on the drug maker who facilitates this and shame on society for allowing a girl to think that a baby would not be welcome into this world.

 
Comment by Skydawg

Guess it was ok with her muslim boyfriend’s standards to be having sex outside of marriage, not to mention with a Christian. What does his bible (Koran) teach.

 

There is really a reason for ethics and principles. That which the Bible tells us to do is not arbitrary, but is intentionally designed by God to protect us from unfortunate, tragic circumstances like this one. The problem that people have, however, is that they allow their emotions and desires to override their resolve to obey Biblical principles, rationalizing to themselves that “everything will be okay if I can just get what I want”. As this story tells us, that isn’t always true.
This girl, who probably was a Christian, would be alive today had she just followed any one of a number of Christian principles, but she chose to do that which she wanted to do rather than that which she was instructed. Bible readers know that this is the oldest story in the Book. Young people, the author of the Bible knows more about life than you do, so listen to Him and follow His instructions, because that which He tells you is in your own best interest.

 
Comment by Jon

Wow. I’m appalled at the nasty comments posted here about someone who LOST THEIR LIFE. You people should be ashamed. Regardless of how you feel about it abortion is legal in the UK and she was well within her rights to have gone ahead with an abortion. As far as I know the abortion pill is safe enough, but generally taken under medical supervision. It’s her healthcare system who failed in this case. She shouldn’t be judged for doing what she felt she needed to do that was well within her rights. There is no karma or divine justice being meted out here. Only a terrible complication. I’m sure it’s very consoling to this lady’s mother to hear you all and many others actually talk and think this way.

 
Comment by sarah

If she truly was a Christian, she wouldn’t be dating a muslim or having an abortion.

 
Comment by Kevin

Good for her. Turn about is fair play. The baby didn’t have a say so in this. If she didn’t want the baby she should have kept her legs together. I guess she doesn’t have to worry about making the Muslim boyfriend’s parents mad now.

 
Comment by John the Baptist (but different)

Devout? Christian? Abortion? Muslim Boyfriend? Anyone else see the hypocricy here? devout Christians don’t kill unborn babies! Devout Christians don’t have premarital sex! Devout Christians don’t date Muslims! To be a devout Christian you, 1. Become saved by the Grace of Jesus Christ and are transformed from a lost sinner going to hell to a Christ follower going to Heaven for eternity. 2. Follow what the word of God says. 3. Live as a witness for Jesus Christ (for social liberals and intellectuals this means to live for Christ and follow God’s Commandments and Gospel). Check out http://www.oneplace.com to see what beinga devout Christian is all about, before you spend eternity in Hell.

 
Comment by William

RU-486 needs to be taken off the market. Any other pharmaceutical that carries with it such a high risk of fatality would have been banned long ago. Clearly, the multi-million dollar abortion industry is more interested in profit than in protecting the health of women and girls.

 
Comment by Desiree

What a heartbreaking story! My heart and prayers go out to both families that are feeling the loss of a daughter, a grandchild, and someone who they loved.

 
Comment by Michael

Liliana,

The reason people talk about her religious “convictions” is because the family decided to make her religion an issue in the story. What people are upset about is having their image as devout christians tarnished by this “devout” christians actions. One must ask “if this is devout, what’s nominal?”

Matt,

God’s love includeds steering people away from sin too. You convieniently leave out the rest of Christ’s famous quote: “Go and sin no more”…

Um, Gene,

It wes Death for Death, not fear. “Oh, she was scarred” is a cowardly cop out. Maybe she should have been “fearful” of the consequences before she decided to mess with her boyfriend. That is, afterall, the “consequence” of utilizing reproductive systems…

And yes, the baby was “Alive” even if you refuse to acknowledge so. Fear is not a legitamite reason for murder…

Again, sad story, but could have been avoided…

 
Comment by Tawnya

First a comment to Bill. Matt. 8: 7 But let those who have never sinned throw the first stones!” (A Woman Caught in Adultery) I think you have missed a point to present that our God is a Forgiving God. In this story Jesus also recognizes this women’s sin and yet forgives her. We do not know this young women’s heart and what was between her and God at the time of her unfortunate death. Fear plays a major role when we make a mistake whether we are a Christian or not. With Fear we can make poor choices. We must pray for women (both Christian and non-Christian) who are currently in this situation to have a support system to make good choices for themselves and their babies. And just because you are a Christian does not mean you stop making mistakes or falling into temptation. You do not become perfect. You have a God and Savior that forgives and heals if you accept this gift.

Also, it is unfortunate that this story never makes it to the MAJOR headlines. It obviously did not make to the major headlines on this website. We will like not hear about again. Our country has its priorities way off base.

 
Comment by Julie

“Product of conception” how sweet. Why not use the term “by-product” like in sausage?

 
Comment by Dan

People die every day in war. There has to be something in the bible about war. Oh yeah, the Sermon on the Mount.

Roe V. Wade. your uterus, your rights.

 
Comment by Jeff Green

….Dr. Lucy Jackson, who treated Jones, told the inquest that doctors initially failed to diagnose the condition because “the hospital was extremely busy” the night the teen checked in. Fighting back tears, Jackson said if the hospital had not been so busy, things might have turned out differently…..

GOTTA love Universal Health Care . . . . . BandAids anyone?? Patient Stacking?? Gotta love Universal Health Care!!! Taxes to pay for “free” health care . . . . . gee, what is the tax JUST TO OWN A TV???? Last time I heard, it was $250 US a YEAR . . . . .

 
Comment by Jeff Green

Want an interesting read?? Google OBAMA and INFANTICIDE . . . it isn’t coming, IT IS ALREADY HERE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 
Comment by Crystal

and as i read earlier comments, i’m amused at how many have turned it into a religious topic. regardless why she chose to have an anbortion, which is totally irrelevant, is no one’s business but hers. and who are any of you to say she got what she deserved? the fact is she had one, and there were medical complications resulting in her death. so you don’t believe in abortion? thats fine, but rather than passing judgement on someone that you don’t know just because she made a choice you don’t agree with which has no bearing on your life on a day to day basis, why don’t you preach text from the bible to your own loved ones and focus your attention on them and yourselves instead of strangers you don’t know?

 
Comment by Julia Cranford

Being a mother of 2 I have one rule for myself and other’s. If your not READY for CHILDREN, then
your NOT READY for SEX… Keep your panties on and legs CLOSED… Life is not so simple as a pill.

 
Comment by Pete

The baby died also. May they both rest in God’s peace. May Our Lord soften and change the hearts of those who promote abortion and those who benefit financially from abortion and let them recognize and respond to God’s will.

 
Comment by Mike

How can you be a “devout Christian Teen” and have a “muslim” boyfriend? Doesn’t Christ command us to not be yoked to an unbeliever? Being devout means that we obey His Word!!

 
Comment by John

Gene: I hope I disgust you. I hope I make you sick to your stomach. If that doesn’t, go here: http://www.mttu.com/abort-pics/

That is the life that you claim doesn’t exist. I guess this mass of cells just randomly put its thing that looked to be a thumb (but couldn’t be since it isn’t a baby) in that area that looked strikingly like a mouth and was comfortable. That is until Dr. Death pierced its thing that appeared to be a head and sucked out that mass of cells that appeared to be a brain and tossed it in the trash like yesterdays leftovers.

A dog is treated better than that.

 
Comment by Gigi

Losses to mourn…sad and accidental loss of the mother, and the sad and purposeful loss of the baby. Ironic. It is amazing to me that civilized countries allow abortions at all.
Yes, of course, God will forgive a woman who has had an abortion. That does not mean our laws should endorse such a practice.

 
Comment by Karen

Product of conception? I think that’s what they said the girl still had in her and caused her death. That’s how we’re now refering to babies? That’s disgusting!

 
Comment by Bruce

Very interesting story. Most interesting is that you will never see it anywhere except Fox news. If it doesn’t further the liberal agenda, it’s not news to CNN, MSNBC, CBS, et al!

 
Comment by AWA

Yet another tragic death brought about by this murder pill. It should immediately be taken off the markets not only here but also throughout the world.

RU-486 KILLS babies (as well as their mothers)!

 
Comment by laura

Seriously, why is foxnews reporting this NOW?! This happened so many years ago! I seriously see this story coming out now because of the election and the fact that there are crazy radical Christians out there trying to make abortion illegal. The abortion pill, just as other abortions can be very safe if done by an experienced doctor and followed up appropriately.

The fault here is not that she was Christian, had sex, got pregnant and had a Muslim boyfriend, the problem here was the medical system. The hospital screwed up. If they only gave the girl a proper exam knowing she took the drug. I am sorry to burst all the “devout” Christians bubbles here, but teenagers are going to have sex no matter what those worthless abstinence programs teach. It’s part of human nature. What we need to teach is how to be safe while having sex. If only people were educated about safe sex, then there would be no sad stories such as these.

Even though it happened years ago, I still feel sorry for the girls family. Now, foxnews should just let her REST IN PEACE!

 
Comment by Joshua Lewis

“Products of conception”….You mean a living, breathing human being. Give me a break with this liberal crap.

 
Comment by AWA

Yet another 2 senseless deaths due to taking the coward’s way out of a difficult situation. Abortion is murder, plain and simple. If you are old enough to do the “crime” (ie consensual sex) then you are old enough to do the “time” (bearing and caring for the child).

Remove RU-486 from the market NOW!

 
Comment by Jim Bridges

I have a major problem with the thrust of this article and its headline. I believe it is far more accurate to state that the teenager died after a misdiagnosis and failure to receive proper medical treatment of her condition. I have just as much a problem with many of the statements made by commentators on this story.

“Devout Christians” do indeed have abortions. Indeed, in Jesus time it was believed that human life came with the first breath - and not before. The Bible is basically silent on abortion.

Devout Christians also kill human beings. The current President views himself as a devout Christian, and while governor of Texas, he oversaw the highest number of executions ever in his state. He also has led numerous Christian soldiers into what many perceive as an unjust war - using St. Augustine’s criteria for such a war.

To attribute a misdiagnose to a function of socialized medicine has nothing but political bias to support such a claim. Does anyone have comparative statistics between the rate of misdiagnoses in American hospitals vs. the rate in Great Britain’s hospitals? Those would perhaps be worthy of comment, much more so than this one single anecdotal story.

 
Comment by randy

any other drug that killed so many would be pulled from the market.

 
Comment by braulio cacao

Unfortunately the culture of death is in love with itself. When one attempts one one life, nature will takes its natural defense. There are natural ways of courtship, marriage, and self-control that come about with a culture of life, love and responsability. I will pray for all affected and I do not pass judgment on anyone. God does that. But the actions do not need be said that they are wrong. Obviously they are!

 
Comment by page

This article states that the teens Mother describes her daughter as a “devout Christen teen.” Umm, what am I missing here? Devout Christians do not have pre-marital sex for number one. They don’t have abortions for number two, and they certainly wouldn’t be involved with a Muslim for number three.

Sounds like her Mother didn’t really know her daughter.

 
Comment by Openminded individual

Ah, the wonderful hypocrites come along to spread their bible quotes all over a story about a death. Regardless of how it happened, a young girl died, people. And you all use it as an excuse to beat your thoughts into everyone else’s heads.

A girl died. Barely more than a child herself, she made a decision, more than likely based on her parents’ “devout” religion more than her own. Most teen girls who get abortions are the children of parents who are strict and the girls do not feel comfortable talking to them about their problems. Chew on that next time you paste a wall of scripture somewhere.

Talk to your children, for crying out loud. Talk to your children.

A. Girl. Died. It doesn’t matter that it was an abortion that killed her, that death is not justified.

I am sickened by people like you all.

 
Comment by braulio cacao

It is very sad that the culture of death is in love with itself and takes risks and many lives to live with the agenda of those who support it and eventually die with it.
I will pray for all affected and I do not pass judgment on anyone. God does that very perfectly. But for those who fail to abstract facts from facts, sex outside of marriage, abortion, and acts against reason are aboviously wrong. May both the child and the mother rest in peace and may this sad event be a lesson that the responsability of a nation is greater than of an individual who can no longer choose life!

 
Comment by braulio cacao

sex outside of marriage, acts against reason and abortion has to go!!!

 
Comment by B K

BOY, SOME OF YOU “CHRISTIANS” SURE ARE HATEFUL. AND YOU WONDER WHY THERE IS SUCH A BACKLASH AGAINST CHRISTIANS. I KNOW NOT ALL CHRISTIANS ARE HATE-FILLED HYPOCRITES, BUT PEOPLE LIKE YOU MAKE THEM ALL LOOK BAD. TO JON, GENE, J. ASH: I COULD NOT AGREE WITH YOU MORE. THE MAJORITY OF THESE COMMENTS ARE JUST PLAIN SICKENING. THERE IS NOTHIN