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Over the summer, Amanda Eids water broke at just 18 weeks. Even though the Texas woman faced a high risk of infection or death the longer she carried the fetus, her doctors told her she couldnt have an emergency abortion until she was considered sick enough that [her] life was at risk, CNN reported on Wednesday. The risk of life-threatening infection is even greater if the pregnant persons water breaks.
Despite the threat Eids nonviable pregnancy posed to her life, the fetus still had a heartbeat, meaning Texas stringent abortion banwhich threatens abortion providers with life in prisonprohibited her from immediately receiving an emergency abortion. My doctor said, Well, right now we just have to wait, because we cant induce labor, even though youre 100% for sure going to lose your baby, Eid told CNN. [The doctors] were unable to do their own jobs because of the way that the laws are written in Texas.
Shortly after Eids water broke, the hospital sent her and her husband, Josh Zurawski, home and instructed them to watch for signs of infection, like sepsis. But the span of time for an infection to develop ranges from hours to days to weeks. The couple said they felt stuckif signs of infection could arise within hours, there wasnt time to travel out-of-state for a legal abortion.
Three days later, Eid became sick, developing a 103-degree fever that left her unable to walk on her ownso the hospital finally felt safe providing Eid an abortion. But hours after the procedure, doctors said she was developing symptoms of sepsis, and she was rushed to the ICU. It was really scary to see Amanda crash. I was really scared I was going to lose her, Zurawski said. The couples family members flew from across the country believing they would have to say goodbye.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/texas-woman-told-wait-until-183000601.html
yardwork
(61,712 posts)They deliberately endangered her life. Perhaps there need to be some malpractice suits to balance things out.
Hekate
(90,848 posts)Or maybe sick enough before cancer surgery.
Timeflyer
(2,011 posts)Texaswitchy
(2,962 posts)My state is becoming a hell hole for women.
Hermit-The-Prog
(33,468 posts)secondwind
(16,903 posts)Whats the fucking POINT? This is sheer madness!!!
Texaswitchy
(2,962 posts)Suffering also.
PlanetBev
(4,104 posts)Thats the only language that these bastards understand. This is fucking malpractice.
Is there not one doctor willing to stand up to this atrocity of a law? We need an Im Spartacus moment.
DemocraticPatriot
(4,431 posts)or any other anti-choice state...
But I vote for your rights!
Not sure what else I can do...
Perhaps I could drive women out of Ohio, to Michigan to take advantage of abortion rights.
I wish I was younger...
Meowmee
(5,164 posts)tinymontgomery
(2,584 posts)Enough lawsuits against them and maybe they will get the point, but I doubt it.