"Zurawski’s baby girl still had a heartbeat after her mom-to-be’s amniotic sac ruptured prematurely at 18 weeks—a condition called PPROM (premature rupture of the membranes)—so her doctor was not legally able to give her an abortion in Texas and was forced to send her home to wait.
What she awaited was the development and spread of an inevitable bacterial infection throughout her uterus and then her body. Amanda and her husband Josh had no choice but to sit nervously at home for three days while toxic bacteria grew, and then swiftly turned into a dangerous and damaging case of septic shock that ruined her reproductive organs. The sepsis also killed her fetus—and only then could an abortion be provided as a ‘medical emergency’ exception in Texas.
Before the procedure could be performed, Zurawski twice went into septic shock, a condition that has a frightening 60 percent mortality rate. She only survived thanks to the heroic efforts of her doctors.
Now, the 36 year-old, an account manager in the tech industry, is the lead plaintiff in Zurawski v. State of Texas. Along with 21 other co-plaintiffs, she anxiously awaits a decision from the Texas Supreme Court to decide whether it will ‘clarify’ the scope of the ‘medical emergency’ exceptions allowed under the state’s abortion bans."
~ Bonnie Fuller
"A Young Woman Almost Died Due to Texas' Abortion Ban. Now She's Battling To Save Other Women."
https://msmagazine.com/2024/01/12/amanda-zurawski-texas-abortion-kate-cox-republicans-womens-health/
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