Abortion bans are killing women — and states like Texas want to hide the truth

Abortion bans are killing women — and states like Texas want to hide the truth

Since the Supreme Court’s Dobbs decision two and a half years ago, state abortion bans have restricted pregnant women’s access to emergency medical care.

Black mother bleeds to death from miscarriage due to Texas abortion ban

Photo: Getty Images Another woman has died at the hands of Roe v. Wade’s overturn. According to ProPublica, 35-year-old Porsha Ngumezi of Texas was denied proper medical care for a miscarriage due to her state’s strict abortion ban. Ngumezi, a mother of two, suffered a miscarriage at 11 weeks on June 11, 2023 and experienced … Continued

ProPublica reports Texas' abortion ban has killed another woman

Texas' abortion ban continues to work according to Republican plans, leaving another woman dead after being denied life-saving care. Thirty-five-year-old Porsha Ngumezi was denied a D&C due to Texas' abortion ban. She had miscarried and was dangerously bleeding out, but doctors chose to give her a pill and sent her home, hoping that would help her pass the non-viable tissue. — Read the rest The post ProPublica reports Texas' abortion ban has k…

Yet Another Woman Has Died Because Of Texas’ Abortion Ban

Her name is Porsha Ngumezi. She was 35 years old when a Texas doctor chose not to perform a routine D&C when she miscarried because the procedure can also be used to end pregnancies. She died as a result. From ProPublica: 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, …

Texas Abortion Ban Leads to ‘Preventable’ Death of 35-Year-Old Mother - Davis Vanguard

HOUSTON, TX – Another mother has bled to death due to “riskier miscarriage treatments,” as doctors are...