i think youre right. going to a hospital would make me feel alot better anyways than trying to do something we read in an (in depth) article about child birth (found on Poal i think).
though you also bring up another interesting point. while we're a bonded couple with no interest of breaking up, we're not married on paper where the jews make it count. i havnt signed any papers saying that my spouse has legal rights to make decisions for me if im incapable of making decisions for myself.
if the hospital decides to do things against our will, we'd be willing to call the police for backup. i wonder how that would work out in practice
Well, call legal aid in your county or state —they might point you in the right direction in terms of giving your (unofficial) husband you medical surrogate or medical power of attorney agent. And obviously ask for their advice about c sections. Sometimes lawyers know the “magic words” to say that will get a hospital or doctor to back off.
Remember that sometimes if you want to be released against medical advice they will send a shrink ro talk to you. They may intentionally try to provoke you (I have seen this) because if you make a threat or hit them or push them they can have you held on a psych eval for 48 hrs, so dont do anything “crazy”, even if you are stressed.
In closing I would like to add that even though some hospitals are performing unecessary c sections, some are necessary, so don’t be totally opposed to the c section. And good luck!
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