Florida Woman, Denied Abortion, Miscarried In Hair Salon Bathroom

[Phoenix68]

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Florida Woman, Denied Abortion, Miscarried In Hair Salon Bathroom; Lost Half Her Blood
April 10, 2023
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"A devastating new story in the Washington Post details how Florida’s 15-week abortion ban almost killed a woman, despite the fact that the ban nominally has exceptions in place for the health of the pregnant person. The reporting comes as the state works to finalize a ban after six weeks of pregnancy, which likely presidential contender Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) is expected to sign.

In mid-December, Anya Cook was nearly 16 weeks pregnant when her water broke—long before a fetus could survive outside the womb. Cook went to an emergency room in Coral Springs, Florida, where the doctor said she was experiencing a rare complication that occurs in less than one percent of pregnancies called pre-viability premature rupture of the membranes, or PPROM. Once the amniotic sac breaks, there’s a risk of infection, which can be life-threatening even in pregnancies several weeks further along than Cook’s, per the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine."