New York:
A leading doctor in the US has cautioned against early cesarean delivery amid concerns that some women may opt for the procedure to circumvent US President Donald Trump’s executive order ending birthright citizenship.
Dr Avinash Gupta, a leading New Jersey-based cardiologist, told PTI that performing such surgeries would be “unethical” and could harm both mother and child.
One of the first significant executive orders Trump signed after taking the oath of office was on birthright citizenship, circumventing the 14th Amendment to the US Constitution that says people born within the US are automatically American citizens. Will be citizens.
However, the executive order states that if the child is born to a mother who is “unlawfully present” in the United States and if the father is not a U.S. citizen or lawful permanent resident at the time of the child’s birth, the child Birth will not be given. Become a US citizen.
The order will also apply to infants whose mothers are in the US legally but on temporary visas such as student, work or tourism and the father is not a United States citizen or green card holder.
Dr. Gupta said that he has heard such things in the news. He cautioned against this, saying, “It is true.”
“If someone is waiting for an elective caesarean section then the date can be adjusted by a few days, a week or even less, but I don’t think it should be done earlier if someone is seven or eight months pregnant. They cannot have a preterm delivery because it is neither healthy for the mother nor for the baby, and the baby may end up in the neonatal intensive care unit,” said Dr. Gupta. .
“I don’t think any obstetrician would agree to this because it would be considered a malpractice. And they are responsible until the child turns 18, so no one will take that risk.’ He said that if a child suffers any kind of injury, “it could result in a fine of millions of dollars.” So this is not logical at all.
He stated that such a medical procedure would be “unethical” and would not be in the best interests of the child or the mother.
The order may affect many prospective Indian couples who are in the US on H1-B and other work visas as their children born in the US will not be considered US citizens.
The order would have gone into effect on February 19 but a federal judge in Seattle has temporarily blocked it.
Several other states across the US, including New York, have also filed lawsuits to block Trump’s order.
New York Attorney General Letitia James announced that she and a coalition of 18 states, as well as the city of San Francisco, are challenging Trump’s executive order ending birthright citizenship in violation of the constitutional right given to all children born in the United States. Are giving.
Attorney General James and the coalition filed suit in the US District Court for the District of Massachusetts to block the President’s “unlawful action”, which violates the 14th Amendment of the US Constitution and “will harm American children”.
Dr. Gupta said that her message would be that “it is not appropriate to do this and they should avoid doing this. They should listen to their gynecologist and see what he has to say about this. The primary concern is for the mother.” There must be health.” And the child”
He said that Trump’s executive order will not even stand in court.
“Children born to illegal immigrants are one thing, but people who are here legally on H1-B visas, I don’t think this will apply to them,” he said.
