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.”
'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.
Texas committee won’t examine maternal deaths in first years after abortion ban
The largest state with an abortion ban, Texas can offer broader insight into the impact of abortion laws than any other state in the country.
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.
‘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,
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 maternal mortality committee to skip over full reviews in years after abortion ban
The Texas Maternal Mortality Committee will begin reviewing death cases from 2024 and will skip over two years of full death reviews.
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,
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Abortion bans could reverse decline in teen births, experts warn
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Texas’ Biggest Anti-Abortion Organization Is Recruiting Men to Sue Female Partners Over Abortions
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Texas bill would reclassify abortion drugs as controlled substances
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"Somebody needs to get fired": Vicente Gonzalez blasts Dem strategy on abortion, trans issues
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Third Death Under TX Abortion Ban; Insurer Pays Its Own Docs More; CME Questioned
A third woman has died under the Texas abortion ban as doctors there avoid dilation and curettage (D&C) procedures and opt ...