Despite the fact that her unborn child had a rare and deadly disease, a pregnant lady in Louisiana was refused access to an abortion. She asked on Friday that Gov. John Bel Edwards summon a special session of the legislature to explain the state’s prohibitions on the surgery, USA Today reported.
15-week pregnant Nancy Davis announced she will leave the country the next week for a “medically necessary” abortion. All abortions are now prohibited by state law, with the exception of “medically futile” pregnancies and situations where the woman would be in significant danger of death or injury if she carried the pregnancy to term.
Davis, 36, and proponents for reproductive rights have attacked the law for being ambiguous and unclear for months.
As the U.S. Supreme Court overruled Roe v. Wade, the important 1973 ruling protecting a constitutional right to abortion, several other states, including Louisiana, introduced trigger legislation, echoing their concerns. Approximately 12 states presently forbid abortions at any stage of pregnancy, while some of them grant limited exceptions in certain circumstances, such as rape, incest, or when the life of the pregnant woman is in danger.
Davis’ unborn child was identified as having acrania, a rare and deadly illness in which the baby’s skull fails to develop in the womb, ten weeks into Davis’ pregnancy by medical professionals at Woman’s Hospital in Baton Rouge. The kid would probably live for a very little period of time, perhaps from a few minutes to a week, assuming Davis carried the pregnancy to full term and gave birth. Davis was urged to get an abortion by the doctors, but they were unable to carry it out.
“Basically, they said I had to carry my baby to bury my baby,” Davis said. “They seemed confused about the law and afraid of what would happen to them.”
In Louisiana, a doctor may spend up to 15 years in jail for performing an unlicensed abortion.
The hospital’s spokesperson, Caroline Isemann, told media outlets last week that it was the institution’s aim to offer the “highest possible care for women” while adhering to state laws and standards. However, she noted that the facility was unable to comment on a specific patient.
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