The lack of clarity about what constitutes a medical emergency forces doctors today to consult lawyers before they're able to provide care for women whose lives depend on it. In Texas, because of the state's extreme abortion ban, a woman who was going through a miscarriage when she was four months pregnant had to wait 24 hours in a hospital. 24 hours in a hospital, she's having a miscarriage. She developed sepsis before she could receive the life saving care she desperately need, before they, the doctors, had to do their consultation. (01:22–01:35)
CLAIM
Asserts that Texas's abortion ban caused a delay in medical care for a woman experiencing a miscarriage.
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