Guest opinion: DeSantis, Republicans want to roll back our reproductive rights even further
In my mid 30's I suffered a miscarriage at 10 weeks gestation. My OB/GYN was able to perform a procedure known as a dilation and curettage (D&C) to remove tissue from the uterus. Not doing so would have led to sepsis or other serious complications, potentially within hours. It was an extremely difficult and emotional experience, but I was emotionally helped by the knowledge that up to 26% of pregnancies end in miscarriage and 43% of all women experiencing at least one miscarriage.
As difficult as my experience was, I was not alone. A close friend of mine suffered a burst fallopian tube and went into shock as a result of an ectopic pregnancy. She would have died had her healthcare providers not had the option to immediately remove this non-viable fetus from her body. Stories like these are incredibly common, and women deserve the best possible medical care in these situations not politicians and judges inserting themselves into hospitals and delivery rooms.
But now that the Supreme Court has reversed Roe v. Wade, I worry about all the women who might find themselves in similar situations. The conservative justices on the Supreme Court are ushering in a harsh new reality for women in this country, allowing Ron DeSantis and his radical Republican allies in the state legislature to make life a lot more difficult for women in Florida. The D&C procedure is the same one used for surgical abortion, and it may become dangerously difficult, or even impossible, for women to get this life-saving care during an emergency.
DeSantis began his attack on womens reproductive freedoms earlier this year with his 15-week abortion ban, imposing his will into medical decisions that should be between a woman and her doctor. The Governors restrictive law makes no exceptions - not even for rape, incest, or human trafficking. Girls reach the ability to conceive as young as 9, which means a 3rd grader who was raped would be forced to give birth.
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