Texas woman died after being denied miscarriage care due to abortion ban, report finds
Josseli Barnica died days state passed six-week abortion ban and doctors delayed treatment, ProPublica reports Read more at The Guardian
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Texas women denied care for ectopic pregnancies proves exceptions are a “farce”, experts say
“Texas law clearly allows for abortions to treat ectopic pregnancies, and federal law requires it. Yet, Kelsie and Kyleigh were denied absolutely urgent care,” said Beth Brinkmann, senior director of U.S. Litigation at the Center for Reproductive Rights. “It’s impossible to have the best interest of your patient in mind when you’re staring down a … Read more
Women denied abortion care in emergency rooms
Pregnant women are being denied care in emergency rooms, AP report finds According to the analysis, more than 100 pregnant women who sought help from emergency rooms have been turned away or negligently treated since 2022. Two women, one in Florida and one in Texas, had to miscarry in public restrooms. In a separate Texas … Read more
How Biden’s campaign is linking abortion and Trump’s felony convictions
The Biden campaign also released a new ad featuring Kaitlyn Joshua, a Louisiana woman who says she was turned away from two emergency rooms while having a miscarriage at 11 weeks of pregnancy in the state, which has a strict abortion ban. “That was a direct result of Donald Trump overturning Roe v. Wade,” Joshua … Read more
Pregnancy in America is starting to feel like a crime
Terrified you might be losing your pregnancy, you rush to the emergency room — only to be told that no one there will care for you, because they’re worried they could be accused of participating in an abortion. The staff tells you to drive to another hospital, but that will take hours, by which time, … Read more
Why providers say abortion ban exceptions continue to cause confusion
Humphrey says a woman under her care had survived a heart attack not long before becoming pregnant and that conditions common in pregnancy, like hypertension and bleeding, could pose a threat to the patient’s life. But Humphrey says she cannot say how great that risk is, and even if she could, it’s unclear what the … Read more
Alabama’s War on Women
Anti-abortion activists have sought full legal rights for embryos since the Seventies. Today, Alabamians are learning the true cost of that fight, from IVF access to miscarriage management and pregnancy criminalization Read more at Rolling Stone
Louisiana moves to add abortion pills to list of controlled dangerous substances
State lawmakers add amendment to anti-abortion bill to reclassify mifepristone and misoprostol as Schedule IV drugs Read more at The Guardian
Rise in pregnant women turned away from US emergency rooms, papers show
Cases listed in federal documents raise alarms around emergency pregnancy care, especially in states with strict abortion laws Read more at The Guardian
Arizona legislator had an abortion, wanted to educate her GOP colleagues – they left the room
Meet the Arizona Lawmaker Who Announced Her Abortion on the Statehouse Floor Then, of course, having to tell me that I could consider adoption and parenting as options, which in my case is obviously outrageous. I would have loved to consider parenting as an option, but that was not realistic for me, I was going … Read more