US EditionRepublican’s Pregnancy Collided With Abortion Politics
- In May 2024, Florida Republican Rep. Kat Cammack experienced a life-threatening cornual ectopic pregnancy where medical staff hesitated to give her methotrexate due to the state's six-week abortion ban.
- The ban, effective May 1, 2024, criminalizes abortions after six weeks with penalties including up to five years in prison, but technically exempts treatments to save the mother's life, though unclear wording caused confusion among doctors.
- Cammack blamed abortion-rights advocates for fearmongering that scared medical staff into withholding treatment despite legal exceptions, while experts highlight widespread doctor concerns over prosecution risks under restrictive abortion laws.
- A Physicians for Human Rights report described Florida's abortion ban as creating an 'unworkable legal landscape,' with emergency room staff fearing to provide methotrexate and similar legal actions against abortion providers increasing in other states.
- Cammack received the drug after hours, survived, is now pregnant again, supports exceptions for rape and life-threatening cases, and hopes her experience fosters understanding despite her leadership in the pro-life caucus.
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GOP Congresswoman Blames the Left for Her Run-In With Florida’s Abortion Law - WhoWhatWhy
Rep. Kat Cammack (R-FL), co-chair of the House Pro-Life Caucus, found her own pregnancy care ensnared by Florida’s new abortion ban last year when emergency room doctors, fearing jail time, hesitated to give her the drug she needed to treat her life-threatening ectopic pregnancy. But she doesn’t blame the Republicans who passed the six-week limit that threw her miscarriage treatment into legal limbo — she blames the left for talking about it too…
Guess Who Florida GOP Rep. Kat Cammack Blames For Doctors Not Wanting To Treat Her Ectopic Pregnancy?
Kat Cammack, screengrabA little over a year ago, Republican Florida Republican Rep. Kat Cammack could have died. Five weeks into an ectopic pregnancy, she was rushed to the emergency room where doctors told her that they could not treat her, for fear of losing their licenses or ending up in prison if they violated Florida’s then-new abortion ban. Under normal circumstances they would have given her a dose of Methotrexate to expel the pregnancy a…
Treatment for GOP Rep's lethal ectopic pregnancy delayed by FL abortion laws - she blames Democrats
On May 31, 2024, Rep. Kat Cammack (R-FL) discovered firsthand what happens when politicians dictate women's healthcare. Soon after discovering she was expecting, she was hit with the devastating news that she had an ectopic pregnancy — and the fetus...
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Latin TimesFlorida Republican Blames 'Fearmongering' Left After Doctors Hesitated to Treat Her Ectopic Pregnancy Over Abortion Laws
In May 2024, Kat Cammack faced delayed treatment for an ectopic pregnancy due to abortion law fears but blamed left-wing "fearmongering" rather than the law.
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