At 30 weeks Ines asked me to write a letter to the INS asking that her husband be given a visa so that he could travel from Mexico to be with her for the delivery. I have no problem with that, so letter composed and sent. I don't know her immigration status, but since she is openly petitioning the INS, I would assume she is a citizen, or has a green card.
Round TwoA few weeks later she tells me that the INS denied her request, observing that she could simply return to Mexico. So she asks me to write a second letter recommending against air travel. I agree, though I'm on shaky grounds; there is no generalized recommendation against air travel for pregnant women at any gestational age. Some airlines require a doctors note if past 36 weeks, and of course there can always be case by case exceptions, for example, a pregnancy at risk for preterm labor.
Round Three: stay tuned.
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