"Zurawski went through what she described as a grueling year of fertility treatments which ended tragically when the pregnancy she fought so hard for had catastrophic complications at just 18 weeks.
But Texas has a near total abortion ban. Zurawski said she was told by her doctor that her life had to be in danger before they could deliver her daughter before the point of viability, effectively an abortion. She endured two bouts of sepsis before she could get an abortion. The damage from the experience has left her likely unable to carry a future pregnancy."
~ Anna Liz Nichols
"After being denied health care, women detail 'emotional and psychological toll’ of abortion bans"
"In a Louisiana Illuminator column published last month, Joshua recalls the staff “told me they were praying for me. I’m a Christian woman who goes to church every Sunday. I needed answers and access to care, not their prayers.”
But Joshua said she didn’t get the care she needed and instead had to suffer alone.
“It took me weeks to pass my pregnancy at home by myself and I was absolutely terrified. This experience has made me see firsthand how Black women are dying at alarming rates in this country,” Joshua said on Tuesday.
Black women are three times more likely to die from pregnancy-related causes than their white counterparts, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention."
~ Anna Liz Nichols
"After being denied health care, women detail 'emotional and psychological toll’ of abortion bans"
