WI woman bled for more 10 days from miscarriage after emergency room staff would not remove tissue

[RandySF]

A woman with a life-threatening ectopic pregnancy sought emergency care at the University of Michigan Hospital after a doctor in her home state worried that the presence of a fetal heartbeat meant treating her might run afoul of new restrictions on abortion.

At one Kansas City, Mo., hospital, administrators temporarily required “pharmacist approval” before dispensing medications used to stop postpartum hemorrhages, because they can also be also used for abortions.

And in Wisconsin, a woman bled for more than 10 days from an incomplete miscarriage after emergency room staff would not remove the fetal tissue amid a confusing legal landscape that has roiled obstetric care.

In the three weeks of turmoil since the Supreme Court overturned the constitutional right to abortion, many physicians and patients have been navigating a new reality in which the standard of care for incomplete miscarriages, ectopic pregnancies and other common complications is being scrutinized, delayed — even denied — jeopardizing maternal health, according to the accounts of doctors in multiple states where new laws have gone into effect.

While state abortion bans typically carve out exceptions when a woman’s life is endangered, the laws can be murky, prompting some obstetricians to consult lawyers and hospital ethics committees on decisions around routine care.




https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2022/07/16/abortion-miscarriage-ectopic-pregnancy-care/

[Eliot Rosewater]

1. Like some of us have said for years

GOP wants to kill Women who disobey.

[lpbk2713]

2. First, do no harm.

The Fundies and the radical right have created a new world order.

[Sky Jewels]

3. Absolutely ENRAGING.

I'm trying to channel my non-stop fury into action, and so I'm posting this on abortion-related threads:

Here is some grassroots activism almost everyone can do to increase our side's turnout for the midterms: My friends and I are carrying around pens and sticky notes and/or big mailing labels (things with adhesives that don't cause property damage when removed) and writing messages such as "Defend Choice - Defeat Republicans on 11/8" and “On 11-8 Vote Blue — or else the GOP will take away your right to birth control too.” In red states, people are including abortion access website links. We're placing them in public restrooms, highway rest stops, transit stations, shopping malls--any high visibility place. We'd love it if some DailyKos-ers would do the same and spread the idea far and wide on social media. Thank you!

[50 Shades Of Blue]

4. No words...

[Diamond_Dog]

5. Does anyone have a no-paywall link to this article?

[roamer65]

6. Glad she came to UM Hospital in Ann Arbor.

Great care there. That’s where I go.

Once we pass the ballot proposal in November, we are going to see a flood of patients from OH, IN and WI.

[Hermit-The-Prog]

7. Roe, Roe, Roe your vote against theocracy ...

Republicans revoke your rights
And kill democracy.

[crickets]

9. Well done! 💙

[Hermit-The-Prog]

10. Thank you. It might be a chant to shame and drown out every Republican.

[lostnfound]

8. Details like this should be thrown in the face of gop all the time

Educate the public.