re: #309 iceweasel

There’s definitely details we don’t know. From the article:

The actions involving the administrator, mostly taken within the past couple of weeks, followed a last-minute, life-or-death drama in late 2009.

So the woman needed emergency surgery and pulmonary hypertension during pregnancy carries a high mortality rate.

jrsm.rsmjournals.com

In a recent overview4 the maternal mortality of primary pulmonary hypertension in pregnancy was said to be 30%, and it was as high as 56% in an earlier study5. Most of the deaths were in the third trimester, with the highest risk in the first 10 days postpartum. In view of the high maternal mortality, preconceptional counselling is of vital importance if feasible. In cases of unplanned pregnancy or diagnosis early in pregnancy, termination should be considered3. If pregnancy is to be continued, further management will require a multidisciplinary team.

Also chestjournal.chestpubs.org

While pulmonary hypertension can be treated “PPH is likely to worsen during labor and delivery, resulting in a high maternal mortality rate.” Terminating a pregnancy because of PPH would be a valid medical procedure.