An unplanned being pregnant catches Austin Fireplace Division Captain Owen Strand and his ex-wife, Gwyneth, without warning. Within the February 15 episode of Fox’s 9-1-1: Lone Star, titled “Tough Conversations”, the couple wrestles with the choice of whether or not or to not have the child.
Gwyneth (Lisa Edelstein) and Owen (Rob Lowe) make an appointment with an OB-GYN and he confirms that Gwyneth is 4 weeks pregnant. Labeled a geriatric being pregnant (Gwyn is nicely over 40), the physician advises the couple of the potential problems and dangers posed to each Gwyn and the child as a result of her age. When Owen asks the physician what most {couples} do on this scenario, Gwyn chimes in that they normally terminate the being pregnant. The physician takes a go on providing his recommendation on that. “That’s actually a dialog for the 2 of you,” he says. Possibly in Texas that might be a health care provider’s response, however the couple can be going through stress to abortion in different liberal areas.
Dr. Evans: You two actually beat the percentages.
Owen: By no means inform me the percentages!
Gwyneth: Han Solo. It is a–it’s a factor he does. -So I suppose it is not menopause.
Dr. Evans: Nope. Appears like anyone acquired in just below the wire.
Gwyneth: How about that? And the way far alongside?Dr. Evans: Primarily based in your hcg ranges, I would say about 4 weeks, however the ultrasound will slim the window. I take it this wasn’t one thing you deliberate.
Gwyneth: No. This was a– a complete, full accident.
Owen: Uh, nicely, it is not like we crashed. There have been a few collisions, ? I imply, there have been a number of accidents that would’ve—
Gwyneth: Okay.
Dr. Evans: Effectively, there is not any straightforward approach to say this subsequent half. Whereas geriatric pregnancies are usually not unusual, they’re uncommon. There is a piece of paper on this folder that has quite a lot of scary numbers on it.
Gwyneth: Yeah, I Googled.
Owen: You may have? You’ve got Googled? I’ve not but Googled.
Gwyneth: The dangers are heightened.
Dr. Evans: And never only for the child. There are critical problems that would come up for you as nicely. Elevated danger of coronary heart circumstances, blood clots, preeclampsia, even maternal mortality. And I am positive you’ve got learn {that a} vital proportion of those pregnancies finish in stillbirth or miscarriage.
Owen: Effectively, that is bleak. So what do {couples} in our scenario usually do?
Dr. Evan: Truthfully?
Gwyneth: Terminate the being pregnant.
Owen: Is that what you are recommending?
Dr. Evans: I am not recommending something. It is actually a dialog for the 2 of you.
As Owen seems to be at outdated photos of their now grown son, T.Ok., he and Gwyneth focus on what might be the “logical alternative” for them. The logical factor. For professional-abortion activists, unborn infants are disposable, particularly in robust instances, they usually’ve succeeded in convincing those who killing their youngsters is the rational, anticipated factor to do.
Owen: Are you able to think about doing this yet again?
Gwyneth: Hmm. Little tiny physique resting in your chest.
Owen: Chasing a toddler round. First day of college.
Gwyneth: Hiding little notes of their lunch field for them to search out in order that they know they’re cherished.
Owen: You probably did that for him too?
Gwyneth: Are we truly contemplating this?Owen: I–I do not know. Are we?
Gwyneth: Looks as if we’re contemplating it.
Owen: Look, we’re younger for our age, ? We do all of the wholesome issues.
Gwyneth: Yeah. 50’s the brand new 40.
Owen: Is 67 the brand new something? As a result of that is how outdated I will be once I’m educating them to parallel park.Gwyneth: Effectively, it’s going to be a talent that is useful when one in every of us breaks a hip shifting them right into a dorm they usually need to rush us to an er.
Owen: Yeah, I had a case right this moment. It was horrible.Dad. I could not save him.Gwyneth: MM.
Owen: And his daughter was possibly 19, and now she’s left with out a mum or dad.
Gwyneth: That is terrible.
Owen: So would it not be honest to try this to our child?
Gwyneth: Effectively, that is assuming the being pregnant goes nicely, which is—
Owen: an enormous assumption. I imply, the dangers—
Gwyneth: Yeah. No, you are proper, I—
Owen: Not only for the child. For you. Possibly we should always simply do the logical factor.
Gwyneth: Schedule an appointment.
Fortuitously, on the day of the abortion appointment, they confess to one another that they actually do need this child and determine to go ahead with out the abortion.
Gwyneth: You prepared?
Owen: What time’s the appointment?
Gwyneth: Nonetheless at 2:00.
Owen: Proper. 2:00. Most likely some visitors.
Gwyneth: Sure. So ought to we go?
Owen: Yeah. We should always go. Have you ever eaten? Would you like one thing to eat?
Gwyneth: I am not alleged to eat earlier than.
Owen: Proper, proper, so we can– we are able to get one thing after.
Gwyneth: In order for you.
Owen: Late lunch.
Gwyneth: So dinner.
Owen: Early dinner. I am going to purchase. I do know an incredible sushi place very near the place we’re going.
Gwyneth: No, I do not belief Texas sushi.
Owen: Oh, this place will disabuse you of that misapprehension. All proper, Mexican. You may have a margarita. Which is how this entire factor began.
Gwyneth: Tequila and ache meds.
Owen: Proper. Proper. Proper. Effectively, Italian. Pizza and pasta. Any sort of consolation meals—
Gwyneth: Rattling it, I do not need pasta!
Owen: Effectively, what would you like?!
Gwyneth: I wanna have this child!
Owen: Good! So do I!
Gwyneth: Are you positive?
Owen: I believe so.
Gwyneth: But it surely’s loopy.
Owen: Oh, bananas.
Gwyneth: It is in all probability a horrible mistake.
Owen: Oh, with out query.
Gwyneth: So, are we doing this?
Owen: I believe that is what we have been saying.
And, identical to that, a cheerful ending. Washington Put up columnist Kate Cohen, who complained based mostly on outdated info that there aren’t sufficient abortions on TV, will likely be so upset when she finds out about this in a number of years.