A third woman has died under Texas’ abortion ban as doctors reach for riskier miscarriage treatments
Porsha Ngumezi bled to death as she was miscarrying after her doctor opted against an emergency procedure used to end pregnancies.
Yet Another Woman Has Died Because Of Texas’ Abortion Ban
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 of grapefruit.”
Texas Mom, 35, Dies After Hemorrhaging Due to State Abortion Ban: 'Everyone Turned Their Backs on Us During That Day'
A 35-year-old Texas woman required a dilation and curettage after suffering a miscarriage and hemorrhaging. However, because the procedure is also used for abortions, she was unable to receive the proper medical attention and later died from heavy bleeding.
'It could have been prevented' | Third Texas woman dies after being denied abortion-related care
The death of 35-year-old Porsha Ngumezi was preventable, according to more than a dozen doctors who reviewed a summary of her case for ProPublica.
‘Fear and hesitation’: Another Texas woman dies after not receiving standard abortion care
Over a dozen doctors told ProPublica that a 35-year-old mother of two’s death was preventable after she did not receive life-saving abortion care in Texas. Dr. Austin Dennard, who was forced to leave Texas to received abortion care,
Texas committee won’t examine maternal deaths in first years after abortion ban
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Porsha Ngumezi: Third Texas woman died due to delay in life-saving care following abortion ban
Another Texas woman is revealed to have died after medical professionals delayed necessary care now criminalized under the state's six-week abortion ban.
Texas Supreme Court to hear case Tuesday challenging state's near-total abortion ban
The case seeks to clarify the language of Texas' abortion laws, which ban all abortions except when a pregnant patient risks death or “substantial impairment of major bodily function."
Texas health committee won’t review maternal deaths in years after Roe v. Wade reversal
A Texas health committee that reviews all maternal deaths will not examine cases in 2022 and 2023 — the years directly following the overturning of Roe v. Wade. The Texas Maternal Mortality and Morbidity Review Committee made the decision during a September meeting,
Texas maternal mortality committee to skip over full reviews in years after abortion ban
A California man who went missing 25 years ago has been found at a hospital after his sister saw his picture in a news article, authorities said. The discovery unfolded when the sister called authorities on Friday to say she was sent a USA Today article published this spring that showed a photo of a man who looked like her brother,
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