A woman experiencing bleeding was not admitted by doctors in Idaho until her fourth ER visit in one week, due to fear and confusion over the state's abortion ban.

Summary

An Idaho doctor testified that confusion over the state’s strict abortion bans left a miscarrying patient “passed around like a hot potato” as doctors avoided treating her out of fear of legal consequences.

The 14-week pregnant woman, suffering heavy bleeding and anemia, was denied care during three ER visits before being admitted against hospital rules, miscarrying, and requiring a blood transfusion.

The testimony is part of a lawsuit challenging Idaho’s abortion laws, which ban most abortions with few exceptions, leaving patients in dangerous situations without timely care.

  • thefartographer@lemm.ee
    521·
    17 hours ago

    Genuinely, they should be called Matricide Laws. Tank it the same way Republicans keep trying to tank “Obamacare”

    • Deceptichum@quokk.auEnglish
      22·
      15 hours ago

      Matricide is too fancy a word.

      Give it something simpler and more outrageous, like “Killing Moms Law” and talk about the Trump death panels who chose this.

    • PunnyName@lemmy.world
      12·
      17 hours ago

      They’re the ones who came up with the name Obamacare, so that it would tank on name alone.

      • thefartographer@lemm.ee
        151·
        17 hours ago

        Yes, exactly. Which is why people should start going to town hall meetings, Senate hearings, etc. and asking various questions about “Matricide Laws.” When they get corrected that these are abortion bans, explain that the law is killing hopeful mothers and these lawmakers are okay with it—if matricide wasn’t the point, it certainly appears to be a welcome side-effect.