Julia Conley is a staff writer for Common Dreams.
'Dr. Davis, what do I do?' asks a man frantically, kneeling near his partner as she writhes in pain on the floor.'John, she needs an abortion, or she's going to die from the pregnancy,' answers the doctor over the phone. But a Republican congressman suddenly appears and tells the man, 'That's not happening,' explaining that abortion care is now banned because the GOP is in control of the government.
Because of Texas' six-week abortion ban, which threatens doctors with prison time if they terminate a pregnancy before a fetal heartbeat has stopped, Crain made three emergency room visits and was required to have multiple ultrasounds as she became increasingly ill. By the time doctors confirmed 'fetal demise,' Crain's organs had begun failing. She died hours later.
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