She required the woman to get a 2nd ultrasound to confirm the miscarriage - and then still refused to do the procedure. She had to get a 3rd ultrasound and find a different doctor before she could get the D&C.
This meant the woman ended up carrying her dead fetus for two weeks, something a doctor interviewed by the journalist said could cause infections that can lead to sterility, or - worse - the fetus starts breaking down once it's dead and that tissue can cause organ failure or death in the woman.
So, not only did the new law put her physical health at risk, she had to go through 3 ultrasounds - at least one of which she described as invasive - and be told 3 times she wasn't going to have a baby she and her partner had been trying for and much wanted. That had to have taken a heavy mental toll as well.
They're now thinking of moving away from Texas - and their extended family - so they can try again for another child without the fear of a repeat of this horror.
Texas woman speaks out after being forced to carry her dead fetus for 2 weeks
The same surgical procedure that is used to treat a miscarriage is also used for terminating pregnancies. New Texas anti-abortion laws have doctors nervous to perform procedures for miscarriages, forcing this woman to carry her dead fetus in her womb for two weeks.
CNN's Elizabeth Cohen has more.
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