Critics have likened the lung float test to a witch trial.
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Critics have likened the lung float test to a witch trial.
The premise: If a baby was born alive and then died, air from its first breaths would cause the lungs to float in water.
If the baby was stillborn, lack of air would cause the lungs to sink.
https://www.propublica.org/article/lung-float-test-stillbirth-pregnancy-medical-examiners?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post -
Critics have likened the lung float test to a witch trial.
The premise: If a baby was born alive and then died, air from its first breaths would cause the lungs to float in water.
If the baby was stillborn, lack of air would cause the lungs to sink.
https://www.propublica.org/article/lung-float-test-stillbirth-pregnancy-medical-examiners?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post@ProPublica clearly derived from a monty python sketch.
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Critics have likened the lung float test to a witch trial.
The premise: If a baby was born alive and then died, air from its first breaths would cause the lungs to float in water.
If the baby was stillborn, lack of air would cause the lungs to sink.
https://www.propublica.org/article/lung-float-test-stillbirth-pregnancy-medical-examiners?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post@ProPublica it's terrible that women have to go through this shit because a third party wants to control someone else's body.
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