In Wisconsin and Texas — which have near-total abortion bans — pregnant women in need of lifesaving care have been forced to wait as hospitals weighed legal risks.
The situation has been playing out in Texas for nearly a year since
The study, from researchers at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, looked at 28 women whose water broke before 23 weeks into their pregnancies, too early for the fetuses to be viable. The women were made to wait nine days on average before doctors would intervene and terminate the pregnancies. Nearly 60 percent of the women experienced serious complications, including infection and hemorrhaging — nearly double the proportion of those in states without bans.
With Weller at risk of sepsis and scared that their baby would suffer, she and her husband agreed that terminating the pregnancy was the best option. “She and the nurses essentially told me you’re being sent home to develop the signs of an infection,” Weller said. “Because due to the laws and due to the conversations that are being had right now, because this is during the time of the Roe v. Wade leak, we’re in a position to where the administration will not give us the clearance for this.”Four days later, she experienced a foul-smelling yellow discharge, a symptom of infection.
He said he has reached out to the Texas Medical Association and other medical groups to clear up confusion about the law and is considering making the statute more specific. “When the Legislature comes back into session, we’ll be looking at that,” he said.
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