The Supreme Court's decision to let states outlaw most abortions is having profound repercussions in reproductive medicine and other medical care
An obstetrician delays inducing a miscarriage until a woman with severe pregnancy complications seems"sick enough." A lupus patient must stop taking medication that controls her illness because it can also cause miscarriages.Abortion restrictions in a number of states and the Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade are having profound repercussions in reproductive medicine as well as in other areas of medical care.
"It was like, the mom's life is in danger, we must evacuate the uterus by whatever means that may be," he said."Whether it's surgical or medical - that's the treatment.'' In a study published this month in the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, doctors at two Texas hospitals cited the cases of 28 women less than 23 weeks pregnant who were treated for dangerous pregnancies. The doctors noted that all of the women had recommended abortions delayed by nine days because fetal heart activity was detected.
Gray said she's heard about similar care being denied or delayed in other states, and fears the high court ruling will force other patients to face the same fate.Her story has a much happier ending: Gray became pregnant again and gave birth July 8 to healthy identical twin girls.Julie Ann Nitsch, a sexual assault survivor and community college trustee in Austin, Texas, is among many women in states with restrictive abortion laws who are taking drastic steps.
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