The 25-year-old college senior was told she likely had an ectopic pregnancy, a highly dangerous condition where the embryo implants outside of the uterus. Without immediate treatment, the fallopian tube can rupture — and the patient can die.

The law that has prohibited abortions in Texas since Roe v. Wade was overturned now explicitly allows doctors to treat ectopic pregnancies. But when doctors at Texas Health Arlington Memorial Hospital evaluated Norris-De La Cruz last week, they refused to terminate the pregnancy, saying there was some chance the pregnancy was still viable, Norris-De La Cruz recalled. Instead, they advised her and her mother to go home and wait, according to medical records.

  • @theneverfox
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    -24 months ago

    Remember, Obamacare killed private practice through standards of care and handouts to insurance companies. It came out of the heritage foundation after all… Everything that comes from there is evil

    The doctors probably work for a health system that has decided the policy. It’s not even risking their job or freedom, it’d take a conspiracy of people doing so to succeed