Comments for Admiral Mullen Risking Birth Defect-Hazardous Duty for Women on Submarines at http://www.rightsidenews.com , comment 1 to 2 out of 2 comments http://www.rightsidenews.com Sat, 20 Mar 2010 10:23:13 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.3 http://www.rightsidenews.com/200909266607/homeland-security/admiral-mullen-risking-birth-defect-hazardous-duty-for-women-on-submarines.html#comment-3952 This is political correctness run amok. As a retired naval officer qualified in undersea and submarine medicine and a practicing anesthesiologist who has seen more than a few at sea evacuations, this is nonsense. Even discounting the potential for birth defects, the very real potential of having to deal with an ectopic pregnancy aboard a submarine is very real. Ectopic pregnancies are a true emergency with little room for delay in treatment. Even in major, well equipped hospitals, I have seen a number of women attempt to die of hemorrage while the surgeon and I raced them to an open and available operating room, pumping blood as we attempted to stem the tide. It will take the death of a few women at sea for the navy to wake up to reality. - GHA Tue, 29 Sep 2009 10:55:27 +0100 http://www.rightsidenews.com/200909266607/homeland-security/admiral-mullen-risking-birth-defect-hazardous-duty-for-women-on-submarines.html#comment-3929 The environmental causes of birth defects reason alone ought to kill this harebrain idea. All of the other issues of sexual infidelity and combat status and having a two tiered system of proficiency for submariners aside, the possibility of a "Submarine Syndrome" screening program for female veterans at every VA Medical Center will throw an already skeptical American public fully in favor of scraping this stupid idea. - OIFVet@USC Sun, 27 Sep 2009 17:06:39 +0100