Texas hospitals are putting pregnant patients at risk by denying care

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More nightmares becoming reality: Texas hospitals are putting pregnant patients at risk by denying care out of fear of abortion laws, medical group says https://texastribune.org/2022/07/15/texas-hospitals-abortion-laws/?utm_campaign=trib-social-buttons&utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social… via @TexasTribune
Protesters chant on Congress Ave. in front of the Texas State Capitol building at a pro-choice rally Friday, June 24, 2022 in Austin, TX. The Supreme Court overturned Roe V Wade Friday leading to national protests in response from pro abortion advocates. The announcement of the overturning would trigger an immediate ban on abortions in several states, including Texas. Sergio Flores for The Texas Tribune
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Medical professionals across the state have expressed confusion over what care they can provide amid Texas’ abortion ban, leading to some patients allegedly receiving delayed care or being turned awa…
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The Texas Medical Association is asking state regulators to step in after it says several hospitals afraid of violating the state’s abortion ban have turned away pregnant patients or delayed care leading to complications, The Dallas Morning News reported.

In a letter to the Texas Medical Board — the state agency that regulates the practice of medicine — TMA officials on Wednesday said they have received complaints that hospital administrators and their legal teams are stopping doctors from providing medically appropriate care to patients with some pregnancy complications. They ask the board to “swiftly act to prevent any wrongful intrusion into the practice of medicine.”

TMA is a professional nonprofit that represents over 55,000 medical professionals in the state.

The request comes as confusion and concerns abound among Texas medical professionals over what they can and cannot do under Texas’ abortion ban.

Beyond elective abortions, there are several situations in which a doctor might advise an abortion for the safety of the patient — including ectopic pregnancies, in which a fertilized egg grows outside of the uterus, making it unviable — or provide other stabilizing treatments during hypertension and preeclampsia. Delays in treatment can cause serious health complications.

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1. Calling the midwife.

[PortTack]

2. I'm going to keep saying it...please sexually active women with a uterus..MOVE AWAY NOW!

The excuse, well not everyone can. It’s more like many can but don’t want to. only to find themselves in a much bigger financial and medical mess than had they just moved!