New Report Shows Unfortunate Reality for Pregnant Women in the ER

A new report showcases the harsh realities multiple pregnant women have faced in the emergency room, from negligence to denial of care since 2022.

As the debate over abortion and women’s healthcare plague America, multiple pregnant women have experienced complications receiving care. From negligence to denial of care, here are first-hand accounts of women recounting their experiences in the emergency room.

One of the patients severely affected by the outcome of women’s healthcare, Kyleigh Thurman, shares her horrific story of negligence of care. For reference, Thurman is not the only woman affected by misinformation and denial of care while pregnant. Still, her story speaks volumes on the current scope of how pregnancy is treated across federal hospitals.

Thurman was bleeding and in pain from her pregnancy, rushing to the emergency room as soon as possible. From there, Ascension Seton Williamson in Texas doctors handed Thurman a pamphlet. After giving her the pamphlet, the doctors told Thurman to “let nature take its course” and discharged her without further treatment. Thurman was struggling with an ectopic pregnancy, receiving no care for her symptoms.

More than one hundred pregnant women who dealt with medical distress were turned away or treated with negligence since 2022 despite federal law, an Associated Press analysis of federal hospitals discovered.

Next, Thurman returned to the hospital three days later in excruciating pain. Still bleeding, the doctors agreed to give her an injection to end the pregnancy, but it was already too late. The fertilized egg had grown on her fallopian tube, not only rupturing it but destroying part of her reproductive system.

“I was left to flail,” Thurman stated. “It was nothing short of being misled.”

Despite state bans enacted after the overturn of Roe v. Wade, the Biden Administration states hospitals must offer abortions when needed to save a woman’s life. Even with the protocol in place, pregnant women suffer miscarriages with severe pain, even leading to death.

Furthermore, in the most southern states of America, such as Florida and Texas, two women had to miscarry in public restrooms. In addition, after being sent home from the emergency room, an Arkansas woman went into septic shock, and her fetus died.

Pregnant women out west, specifically California, struggled to receive care after waiting nine hours in the emergency room awaiting a blood transfusion.

With Thurman’s situation, it is difficult for doctors to perform an abortion surrounding current laws. Doctors can face up to 99 years in prison for performing an illegal abortion. The law is a complicating factor in making decisions when it comes to performing medical emergencies on pregnant women.

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