Despite dangerous pregnancy complications, abortions denied, confirming post-Roe fears

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Despite dangerous pregnancy complications, abortions denied, confirming post-Roe fears
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Doctors nationwide say a post-Roe fear has come to pass: Pregnant women with dangerous medical conditions are being denied the abortions that could help them.

The logistics of accessing abortion are about to get more complicated, with at least 26 states set to ban the procedure after the fall of Roe vs. Wade.comes to pass: Pregnant women with dangerous medical conditions are showing up in hospitals and doctors’ offices only to be denied the abortions that could help treat them. Some doctors in states with restrictive abortion laws say they’ve referred or suggested more patients go elsewhere than ever.

sent a letter to the state’s medical board saying some hospitals refused to treat patients with major complications because of the state’s abortion ban.anonymously send examples He said patients in crisis are told: “I’ve got to call the lawyer for the hospital before I can figure out what I can do.”The stories are similar when pregnancy is complicated by cancer — diagnosed in about 1 in 1,000 pregnant women each year.

Some abortion opponents say doctors may be unnecessarily denying abortions in life-threatening situations out of fear. Dr. Patti Giebink, a former abortion doctor who described changing her views in her book “Unexpected Choice: An Abortion Doctor’s Journey to Pro-Life,” said it comes down to intent. If you intend to save the mother and not end the life of the fetus, she said, “you’re doing good medicine.

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