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  1. Texas women denied abortions for #ectopic #pregnancies
    ☀️demand federal investigation

    Two women say hospitals violated emergency care laws by denying treatment for life-threatening condition

    Two Texas women who were denied abortion care for life-threatening ectopic pregnancies have filed complaints with the Biden administration calling for investigations into the hospitals for violating federal law.

    An #ectopic #pregnancy is a dangerous condition in which the fertilized egg implants in the fallopian tube instead of the uterus.

    ♦️It has no chance of developing into a healthy pregnancy.

    👉One of the complaints details how Kyleigh Thurman, a 25-year-old woman from Burnet, Texas,
    was turned away at Ascension Williamson hospital in February, ⚠️even though her OB-GYN told the hospital she probably had an ectopic pregnancy.

    Days later, she returned, #bleeding and in severe #pain, but only received treatment after her OB-GYN traveled to the hospital
    “to plead with the medical staff” to terminate Thurman’s ectopic pregnancy.

    However, 💥the delay caused her ectopic pregnancy to rupture.

    🔥Thurman nearly bled to death and was forced into emergency surgery to remove her fallopian tube.

    Her ability to have children is now compromised.

    👉According to the second complaint, Kelsie Norris-De La Cruz experienced a similar harrowing ordeal at Texas Health Arlington Memorial hospital, outside Dallas.

    By the time she received treatment, her pregnancy was near rupture.

    💥Norris-De La Cruz lost a fallopian tube and most of her right ovary.

    ♦️Ectopic pregnancy is the leading cause of maternal mortality in the first trimester, comprising up to 10% of all pregnancy-related deaths nationwide.

    “Despite the fact that my life was clearly in danger, the hospital told me that they could not help me.

    I ended up losing half of my fertility and if I was made to wait any longer, it’s very likely I would have died,” said Norris-De La Cruz in a press release

    theguardian.com/world/article/

  2. ""If #Alabama is going to make an exception for one kind of #embryo that is outside of the uterus, they should apply it across the board to protect women’s health and their ability to have a family.... #Ectopic #pregnancies are not viable and pose a serious risk of death to the mother, exacerbated if prompt care following diagnosis isn’t available." - Joyce Vance

  3. "Kelsie Norris-De La Cruz tried not to cry as the doctor in the emergency room delivered one of the most frightening diagnoses a pregnant woman can receive.

    The 25-year-old college senior was told she likely had an ectopic pregnancy, a highly dangerous condition where the embryo implants outside of the uterus. Without immediate treatment, the fallopian tube can rupture — and the patient can die.

    The law that has prohibited abortions in Texas since Roe v. Wade was overturned now explicitly allows doctors to treat #ectopic #abortion #pregnancies. But when doctors at Texas Health Arlington Memorial Hospital evaluated Norris-De La Cruz last week, they refused to terminate the pregnancy, saying there was some chance the pregnancy was still viable, Norris-De La Cruz recalled. Instead, they advised her and her mother to go home and wait, according to medical records reviewed by The Washington Post."

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    Gift article, no paywall
    wapo.st/3OSXCdR

    #abortion