A very dear friend of mine was pregnant a few years ago when I met her. Tragically, her baby died seven months into her pregnancy, for no reason her doctors could ever identify. It just sometimes happens that way. It was devastating to her and those who loved her. She had a “partial birth abortion” procedure. Although the baby’s death and the abortion procedure were stressful for her, her own life was not threatened at any point.

The Supreme Court’s decision this week means that women who find themselves in my friend’s place will now have to have labor induced and will have to deliver the dead baby — this is much riskier to the mother’s health. Wasn’t it enough that my friend had to deal with the death of her joyfully anticipated baby? Wasn’t it enough that her husband, family and loved ones had to grieve for the baby? Why should she have to risk her health to deliver a dead fetus? Why should her family and friends have to worry even more about her health? Why should she have to risk labor?

This is a stupid, bigoted, arrogant, wrong decision.