Right now, all states with bans make exceptions for the life of the mother. But doctors say that what constitutes imminent death has remained vague under the laws and they fear that the shifting legal landscape is putting pregnant patients in grave danger.
CHIPPEWA FALLS, Wisc. — When Heather Martell found out she was pregnant, she was over the moon.
“I couldn’t allow him to come into this world to live hours or weeks in excruciating pain,” Martell said. “That wouldn’t have been fair.” Right now, all states with bans make exceptions for the life of the mother, meaning doctors can legally terminate a pregnancy if the mother will die. But doctors say that what constitutes imminent death has remained vague under the laws and they now fear that the“Abortion is still life-saving care,” Cutler said. “Someone is dying in front of you and if you do not intervene, they will die. But what constitutes saving the life of the mother can be impossible to pin down.
“As a physician, I took an oath to provide my patients the best care and to do no harm and to respect the patient-provider relationship and respect their autonomy,” Cwiak said. “This flies in the face of all of that when it comes to the law.” This is a difficult conversation in a difficult time, and then to add burden and shame, it’s just inhumane.”
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