Yesterday, about a thousand blogs noted an inconsistency in how the Associated Press described an unborn panda and an unborn child referring to the stillborn panda as a “baby” and the liveborn child as a “fetus.”
Looks like we caught the AP’s attention because they’ve subsequently reversed themselves. The panda story now says: “A 13-year-old giant panda gave birth to a cub at San Diego Zoo, but a second fetus died in the womb, officials said Wednesday,” while the story of Susan Torres’ baby now says: “A brain-dead woman who was kept alive for three months so she could deliver the child she was carrying was removed from life support Wednesday and died, a day after giving birth.” However, later in the story it still refers to the baby as a fetus.
Her family decided to keep her alive to give her fetus a chance. It became a race between the fetus’ development and the cancer that was ravaging the woman’s body.
Doctors said that Torres’ health was deteriorating and that the risk of harm to the fetus finally outweighed the benefits of extending the pregnancy.
Is da big bad old MSM *scared* of da wittle bwgers?
– Tweety
That’s great that they changed it in the Torres story, but should cub be changed to “fetus”? They should’ve left it baby. They should’ve left that story the same and corrected the Torres story.
A panda fetus dies and 10,000 animal lovers weep. 1 million humans get exterminated in utero … who is outraged?
Dear C.Sprague,
French history in the early 1900’s (c.1903) is interesting. The French government kicked out religious orders. I suspect the hospital retained the name but has not been Catholic since that time.
Still, sad story indeed.