Under the ban, doctors are pressured to reach for less effective options that could expose patients to more risks.

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Miscarrying Texas Mother Becomes Latest Woman to Die As Doctors Risk 99-Year Prison Sentence for Administering Life-Saving Drug

Wrapping his wife in a blanket as she mourned the loss of her pregnancy at 11 weeks, Hope Ngumezi wondered why no obstetrician was coming to see her.
		Over the course of six hours on June 11, 2023, Porsha Ngumezi had bled so much in the emergency department at Houston Methodist Sugar Land that she’d needed two transfusions. She was anxious to get home to her young sons, but, according to a nurse’s notes, she was still “passing large clots the s…

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Third woman dies under Texas’ abortion ban as doctors use riskier miscarriage treatments

Wrapping his wife in a blanket as she mourned the loss of her pregnancy at 11 weeks, Hope Ngumezi wondered why no obstetrician was coming to see her.Over the course of six hours on June 11, 2023, Porsha Ngumezi had bled so much in the emergency department at Houston Methodist Sugar Land that she’d needed two transfusions. She was anxious to get home to her young sons, but, according to a nurse’s notes, she was still “passing large clots the size…

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Revealed: A third woman died under Texas’ abortion ban

The fifth incident in recent years - Doctors hesitated to proceed with a medical procedure that is also used in abortions because they are prohibited in the state

Το πέμπτο περιστατικό τα τελευταία χρόνια - Οι γιατροί δίστασαν να προχωρήσουν σε ιατρική πράξη που χρησιμοποιείται και στις αμβλώσεις γιατί απαγορεύονται στην πολιτεία

Έγκυος από το Τέξας πέθανε λόγω ανεπαρκούς περίθαλψης έπειτα από αποβολή

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Pregnant woman from Texas dies due to inadequate care after miscarriage

A Texas woman became the third to die as a result of the state's abortion ban when legislation prevented a doctor from administering life-saving care.

WASHINGTON.- The Texas state legislature reported that by January 2025, a bill is being analyzed that seeks to hinder access to abortion pills in the state, this by categorizing these drugs within as controlled.The Republican legislator Pat Curry, who presented this month a proposal to classify mifepristone and misoprostol into this category; two drugs used to stop pregnancy in the first few months.The above, reserves these drugs as potentially …

WASHINGTON.- La legislatura estatal de Texas informó que para el mes de enero del 2025 se analiza un proyecto de ley que busca dificultar el acceso a las píldoras abortivas en el estado,  esto al categorizar estos medicamentos dentro como controlados.El legislador republicano Pat Curry, quien presentó este mes una propuesta para clasificar dentro de esta categoría a la mifepristona y el misoprostol; dos medicamentos usados para interrumpir el em…

Texas analiza aprobar una ley para evitar libre venta de píldoras abortivas

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Porsha Ngumezi Died Under TX Abortion Ban After Riskier Miscarriage Treatment

A Texas mother became the third woman to die as a result of the state’s abortion ban when legislation prevented a doctor from administering life-saving care. In June of 2023, 35-year-old Porsha Ngumezi suffered a miscarriage at just 11 weeks pregnant, causing her to lose an immense amount of blood. Ngumezi, who already had young children, had been “passing large clots the size of grapefruit,” according to nurse’s notes obtained by ProPublica. “Y…

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Miscarrying Texas Mother Becomes Latest Woman to Die As Doctors Risk 99-Year Prison Sentence for Administering Life-Saving Drug - Health Journal Online

The 2023 miscarriage-related death of a Houston mother has been linked to treatment delays under Texas' strict abortion ban. It's not the first case.

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Third Texas woman's death linked to delayed miscarriage care under abortion ban

Wrapping his wife in a blanket as she mourned the loss of her pregnancy at 11 weeks, Hope Ngumezi wondered why no obstetrician was coming to see his wife. Over the course of six hours on June 11, 2023, Porsha Ngumezi had bled so much in the emergency department at Houston Methodist Sugar Land that she’d needed two transfusions. Three hours later, her heart stopped. The 35-year-old’s death was preventable, according to more than a dozen doctors w…

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A Third Woman Died Under Texas’ Abortion Ban. Doctors Are Avoiding D&Cs and Reaching for Riskier Miscarriage Treatments.

Porsha Ngumezi's death was entirely preventable, but any doctor who performs a simple medical procedure risks a prison sentence of up to 99 years under Texas state law. The post A Third Woman Died Under Texas’ Abortion Ban. Doctors Are Avoiding D&Cs and Reaching for Riskier Miscarriage Treatments. appeared first on NJTODAY.NET.

Another Texas Woman Has Died After Receiving Inadequate Treatment for a Miscarraige

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