'I nearly died.' A Texas woman shares her powerful testimony in Texas abortion lawsuit

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Жыл бұрын

A Texas woman recounts to ABC News Live her experience of sharing emotional testimony with a courtroom about her pregnancy complications as a group of women sue Texas over its abortion law.
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@tamtam1
@tamtam1 Жыл бұрын
How can the government ban anyone from getting healthcare to save their lives? What kind of a country is this?
@Bizzwheezedewizzwuzz
@Bizzwheezedewizzwuzz Жыл бұрын
Agreed💯
@oulibemusic1257
@oulibemusic1257 Жыл бұрын
These women have more courage than those lawmakers will ever have.
@jimperkins6073
@jimperkins6073 Жыл бұрын
@LadieKatie Well it can be dangerous, rumor has it that particular fetus had conceal carry.
@SUGAR_XYLER
@SUGAR_XYLER Жыл бұрын
​@LadieKatie My favorite show is Killer Kids 😂
@oulibemusic1257
@oulibemusic1257 Жыл бұрын
@LadieKatie I am quite sure that you are not a woman, and very certainly not a lady. All these women nearly died because they had to wait that the baby that they wanted and carried with love had died in their bodies and began to rot. Causing septic choc. But, whatever gender you are, you are most certainly not a christian. Jesus would turn his face from you in deep disgust.
@sidali2590
@sidali2590 Жыл бұрын
@LadieKatiescrew u go to hell anti choice
@michaelaclements1418
@michaelaclements1418 Жыл бұрын
@LadieKatie It takes real guts to fight more for the feelings of guns more than the kids that are massacred by them in schools. It also takes real guts to defend murderous cops. It also takes real guts to label every woman who gets an abortion because she doesn’t want to or can’t donate her body parts for nine months a murderer when there’s been plenty of times in your life where someone else has died because you decided not to donate your body parts to save their life and therefore you’ve been a “murderer” as well.
@4thorder
@4thorder Жыл бұрын
This is literally stopping a doctor from doing what is in the best interest of the patient. What has happened to common sense?
@jimperkins6073
@jimperkins6073 Жыл бұрын
Overridden by common decency
@no-barknoonan1335
@no-barknoonan1335 Жыл бұрын
​@@jimperkins6073If that's what you call common decency, I'd hate to see what you would call indecent.
@TradBarbie
@TradBarbie Жыл бұрын
There's a few neighbors I want to off because it's better for my son. I should be allowed right?
@michaelaclements1418
@michaelaclements1418 Жыл бұрын
@@TradBarbie if you’re allowed to mandate pregnant people to donate blood and organs outside of their own will to save a life, everyone should be allowed to mandate you to donate blood and organs to save a life outside of your own will right? You’re supposedly all about saving all lives right? Or does your “pro-life” agenda only apply to saving the lives of fetuses? By the way, you haven’t stopped women from doing abortions, you’ve just stopped them from doing them safely. So, now not only are the fetuses still not surviving, neither are a lot of women.
@jimperkins6073
@jimperkins6073 Жыл бұрын
@@no-barknoonan1335 Hopefully you have gotten rid of all the mirrors in your house.
@leilanij2567
@leilanij2567 Жыл бұрын
So sorry this happened to her. That’s why I just got an endometrial ablation and got on the pill. If I can’t be safely pregnant in my state then I’m going to make sure I can’t get pregnant at all.
@drstone3418
@drstone3418 8 ай бұрын
How was her life in danger . She would have gone one premature delivery
@audreysoph
@audreysoph 7 ай бұрын
@@drstone3418she developed sepsis and was actively dying
@IcerinAlaska49
@IcerinAlaska49 5 ай бұрын
They will deny your right to birth control just so you know. That is the next thing on the list. So your choice now, as a woman in a red state, is to stop having sex. Hope you aren't raped, and if you become pregnant, hope you don't have any medical emergencies. Because the doctors will let you die right along with the baby. I guess they consider that pro-life. I think it's more 'no-life' I wish you the best and sorry this has happened to you and so many women in the same boat as you
@narda1072
@narda1072 2 ай бұрын
@@drstone3418why does it matter to you karen
@aimeedoyle2448
@aimeedoyle2448 Жыл бұрын
This is totally injustice for women who needs to get abortion for a good reason. It’s not just about abortion just for the sake of aborting, this abortion ban is endangering women’s lives.
@girloninternet1188
@girloninternet1188 Жыл бұрын
Actually it's the doctors endangering lives.
@jengsci8268
@jengsci8268 Жыл бұрын
@aimeedoyle2448 - Roe v Wade was made for this. Women were dying because they couldn't get them and went to "after hours" non-medical people to get this done. Roe v Wade was saving women's lives.
@jayh1391
@jayh1391 Жыл бұрын
Anti-Abortion keep saying it's about saving unborn but what about the lives of the mothers. Fact is all of these mothers got pregnant to HAVE a baby.
@drstone3418
@drstone3418 8 ай бұрын
The mother's life was not in danger. She would have gone in premature labor anyway. And she would got gotten an infection the womb is supposed to be sterile
@marinagarza1803
@marinagarza1803 8 ай бұрын
@@drstone3418that’s not what happened in this woman’s situation. The doctors could not do anything until she had sepsis and went into toxic shock which put her into the ICU for days. Her life was indeed at risk! It’s ridiculous anti abortion laws even exist as they are so broad that they obviously don’t take into account the wellbeing of the mother!
@jamespcrown128
@jamespcrown128 9 ай бұрын
If an intruder plants a seed in your garden without your permission, should you be allowed to remove it?
@jenniferpeterson6710
@jenniferpeterson6710 Жыл бұрын
Amanda 💔 sending love... bans off our bodies!! Vote
@jimperkins6073
@jimperkins6073 Жыл бұрын
Bring all this madness to an end , Repeal the 19th amendment
@pigtailsandteddybears
@pigtailsandteddybears Жыл бұрын
@@jimperkins6073 I'd love to see how that would turn out. Good luck. 🥴
@michaelaclements1418
@michaelaclements1418 Жыл бұрын
@@jimperkins6073 says the little boy who will never know what it’s like to be pregnant and be mandated to donate his own blood and organs outside of his will to save the life of another and not be able to get any excuses as to why he doesn’t want donate his body.
@jimperkins6073
@jimperkins6073 Жыл бұрын
@@michaelaclements1418 Be quiet migrant, you have no say in this matter
@michaelaclements1418
@michaelaclements1418 Жыл бұрын
@@jimperkins6073 says a boy who will never know what it’s like to be pregnant. You think you have a say when you’ll never be pregnant ever?
@shannonfrom210
@shannonfrom210 Жыл бұрын
My friend DIED because of this!!!
@pigtailsandteddybears
@pigtailsandteddybears Жыл бұрын
I'm genuinely sorry 😔❤
@Divine_Health_And_Fitness
@Divine_Health_And_Fitness Жыл бұрын
I’m sorry for your loss 😢
@girloninternet1188
@girloninternet1188 Жыл бұрын
Good.
@yellowyellowyellow7894
@yellowyellowyellow7894 Жыл бұрын
You are probably the same kind of person who also thinks teens and young adults still jumping in a empty bouncy castle sometimes is okay too..
@michaelaclements1418
@michaelaclements1418 Жыл бұрын
@@girloninternet1188 such a “pro-life” thing to say. You only care about if the fetuses are born while simultaneously not giving a f***k about the people living outside the womb. If you proclaim “pro-life” you would think you actually care about everyone’s life and and not just whether or not fetuses make it it to being birthed.
@Bizzwheezedewizzwuzz
@Bizzwheezedewizzwuzz Жыл бұрын
We just need to keep speaking up and out, no matter the consequences... Condolences to those who have and have dealt/ dealing with this incredible dehumanizing absolutely ignorant incompetent leadership. Lets not anyone forget what rights all of us women all across the globe, need and desperately deserve.🙏🏼💜
@boxingfan8274
@boxingfan8274 6 ай бұрын
siamese twins people defeat the devils philosophy about "my body, my choice" Master Source please have mercy on the fools that give support to the pro choice argument.
@hypnotherapy69
@hypnotherapy69 7 ай бұрын
this is insanity, a dead mother CAN´T take care of a LIVING baby no mather how short or filld with suffering that baby´s life is what the hell😒.
@jonjahr3403
@jonjahr3403 Жыл бұрын
I am 💯% against Texas's abortion ban however I will say the reason none of the state's attorneys showed her any sympathy is because to do so could end up backfiring for them. And for them that wouldn't look good.
@tamtam1
@tamtam1 Жыл бұрын
They obviously despise women. Women are their sworn enemy apparently. No other explanation for this makes sense.
@yellowyellowyellow7894
@yellowyellowyellow7894 Жыл бұрын
You are probably the same kind of person who also thinks teens and young adults still jumping in a empty bouncy castle sometimes is okay too, ;,
@brianellinger6622
@brianellinger6622 Жыл бұрын
a tiny town? who loves G-D who loves
@billythekidder7182
@billythekidder7182 Жыл бұрын
Don’t worry lady! Abbott will find a way to get you, and your little dog too!
@jimperkins6073
@jimperkins6073 Жыл бұрын
Good justice will always pursue the wicked
@Marie-vi6jg
@Marie-vi6jg Жыл бұрын
WTF ARE U TALKING ABOUT UNEDUCATED OPINION
@yellowyellowyellow7894
@yellowyellowyellow7894 Жыл бұрын
You are probably the same kind of person who also thinks teens and young adults still jumping in a empty bouncy castle sometimes is okay too -.:
@billythekidder7182
@billythekidder7182 Жыл бұрын
@@yellowyellowyellow7894 you are probably someone who makes ridiculous comparisons and can’t think for themself.
@leilanij2567
@leilanij2567 Жыл бұрын
That’s super mature
@LunaBobbi
@LunaBobbi 5 ай бұрын
This is barbaric
@rosejames5172
@rosejames5172 Жыл бұрын
This is what thet voted for. Women outnumber men, you have the power to vote out the sexist republicans.
@urwomansfantasy4163
@urwomansfantasy4163 Жыл бұрын
Did they do that on purpose? Because they murdered 35 million baby girls.
@drstone3418
@drstone3418 8 ай бұрын
She was not in any danger. She would have gone in to premature labor anyway
@marinagarza1803
@marinagarza1803 8 ай бұрын
⁠@@drstone3418 you have no clue what you are talking about. Obviously you are not an OBGYN.. and you didn’t even listen to her story.
@marinagarza1803
@marinagarza1803 8 ай бұрын
You do know that the people of Tx did not directly vote for the abortion bill.. it was passed by the Tx Republican senators, which are a majority of men.
@monetroshi
@monetroshi 7 ай бұрын
I’m from Texas and most of those white women just do what men tell them
@user-uh1to6sc8f
@user-uh1to6sc8f Жыл бұрын
This is the only abortion i support, when the mothers life is on the line and the parents have to make a choice between having the baby or not. In this case I’m sorry for the loss of the baby and this woman almost dying.
@bluemoon2675
@bluemoon2675 Жыл бұрын
You should make that decision for yourself, not for others. Isn't that what freedom is? Who has a right to see your medical records and why? Sounds more like China not the US.
@Proudnerd2013
@Proudnerd2013 Жыл бұрын
Then you aren’t pro choice
@user-uh1to6sc8f
@user-uh1to6sc8f Жыл бұрын
I’m pro-life and for the right of the unborn child’s life to live with the exception of when the mother’s life is on the line and an abortion is necessary for her to survive if the decision is made for her to live instead. Or in this case the baby was unable to survive or make it unto birth.
@b.1162
@b.1162 Жыл бұрын
You don't get it. People like you who don't support choice for ALL women is the reason women like her are put in that position in the first place. They have to be on the brink of death before doctors will even think about intervening because they're worried about the consequences for themselves. Imagine if you went to the doctor for an emergency and he refused to treat you until he got some lawmaker's permission first who had no medical knowledge whatsoever. THAT'S what you support.
@bluemoon2675
@bluemoon2675 Жыл бұрын
@@user-uh1to6sc8f So who makes that decision? A doctor? A senator? You? Me? I think we should worry about the unborn when ALL live children are well taken care of in this country. Maybe your time would be better spent being a foster parent, a Big Brother or Sister, or something of that nature. Something that actually helps children. Politicians seem to have zero interest in children once they are born. My granddaughter was born during the formula shortage and my daughter was unable to breast feed. It was a frantic struggle every week to find enough formula to feed her. Had friends and family mailing (at great cost) formula from Texas and Ohio to feed this loved, wanted baby. A different formula every week is not good for infants, caused diarrhea, rashes, etc. Was anyone holding rallies to feed the babies? I didn't see any. This government sent billions of our tax dollars to the Ukraine to kill Russians. Living breathing humans killed with your tax dollars. Where is the morality there?
@urwomansfantasy4163
@urwomansfantasy4163 Жыл бұрын
That upset about it move to a state that is more your liking......state laws, don't like the laws of your state? Move ! It's the way it was should have been 50 years ago, now the mistake has been corrected, now you live with whatever state your in says is the law. True you have freedom, the freedom to move.
@peacelovecigarettes
@peacelovecigarettes Жыл бұрын
You gonna pay to move people then? Not everyone has the option to just pack up and move, nor should they have to.
@michaelaclements1418
@michaelaclements1418 Жыл бұрын
@@peacelovecigarettes right? Especially when you’re about to die because your state wants to give more rights to the thing that’s living off your body and killing your body than it wants to give to you. If I’m on the verge of dying because I need a medical procedure that I can’t get, I shouldn’t have to move to another state just to get that procedure nor will my body probably give me time to do so.
@marinagarza1803
@marinagarza1803 8 ай бұрын
That’s one Idiotic comment.. It’s all about independent states rights until it inconveniences you! I have a better idea.. you don’t like abortion? Don’t get one.. that’s your freedom of choice!
@aaronalegria1239
@aaronalegria1239 Жыл бұрын
God bless Texas
@sidali2590
@sidali2590 Жыл бұрын
Goddamn Texas anti choice state
@yellowyellowyellow7894
@yellowyellowyellow7894 Жыл бұрын
@@sidali2590You are probably the same kind of person who also thinks teens and young adults still jumping in a empty bouncy castle sometimes is okay too
@michaelaclements1418
@michaelaclements1418 Жыл бұрын
Says a little boy who will never know what it’s like to be in a situation like this where something is living off of his body for it’s survival and it’s killing him and he can’t get the necessary procedure that he needs done to not die.
@yellowyellowyellow7894
@yellowyellowyellow7894 Жыл бұрын
@@michaelaclements1418 You leave on 2 table lamps with 2 different kind of bulbs. You wait to see which type of bulb burns out first after a while and how long it takes. Would you consider this example to be a scientific experiment ?
@captaingoodguySentientA.I.
@captaingoodguySentientA.I. Жыл бұрын
yawn
@Marie-vi6jg
@Marie-vi6jg Жыл бұрын
You have no empathy at all. What if it was your wife or daughter??? Don't claim to be with GOD about things you do not UNDERSTAND
@michaelaclements1418
@michaelaclements1418 Жыл бұрын
@@Marie-vi6jg you’re absolutely correct. Men should never have a say in something like this.
@marinagarza1803
@marinagarza1803 8 ай бұрын
Then go away to a different channel you little miserable bag of puke 😂
@Vero2yu
@Vero2yu 2 ай бұрын
*Females who are pregnant should be the ONLY people who decide what to do, are the only ones who decide over their own body, the law should make this available for those who want to use this.*
@Chuck-js8dy
@Chuck-js8dy Ай бұрын
I’m voting TRUMP more now then EVER
@gabriellafaithmckenzie
@gabriellafaithmckenzie Жыл бұрын
No matter what the incompetent cervix would have lead to the baby coming out and not surviving hence giving her what she wanted…. Incompetent cervix does not always mean getting sick. Somehow bacteria was introduced into her cervix making her sick which does not always occur. There are actually many many cases of women who can get through incompetent cervix provided that it’s caught in time to fix. I still don’t see this as a reason to abort a child. It’s going to die either way…
@gabriellafaithmckenzie
@gabriellafaithmckenzie Жыл бұрын
@LadieKatie Exactly! And I’m so thankful you did all of that for your babies and thank you for sharing your experience so everyone else isn’t afraid.
@Marie-vi6jg
@Marie-vi6jg Жыл бұрын
Incomplete cervix is something you made up. She should have been able to have a d and c. Dillitage and curretage D-N-C. I think it's cruel to make women deliver a dead fetus.
@SUGAR_XYLER
@SUGAR_XYLER Жыл бұрын
​@LadieKatie I wouldn't dare put my body through that. Smh
@gabriellafaithmckenzie
@gabriellafaithmckenzie Жыл бұрын
@@SUGAR_XYLER That’s what a mothers love will do. You’ll do anything for your baby. If you can’t comprehend that I’d recommend never having children because there will be many times of sacrifice on your body throughout their life.
@Xane_Dragon
@Xane_Dragon Жыл бұрын
@@gabriellafaithmckenzie Because you're not the baby that's suffering ‼️
@Marie-vi6jg
@Marie-vi6jg Жыл бұрын
She is traumatized because of ridiculous laws !!!
@yellowyellowyellow7894
@yellowyellowyellow7894 Жыл бұрын
You are probably the same kind of person who also thinks teens and young adults still jumping in a empty bouncy castle sometimes is okay too
@donoimdono2702
@donoimdono2702 9 ай бұрын
this was a miscarriage, This whole story is BS --- What they described is a miscarriage, NOT AN ABORTION and they are trying to conflate it as an abortion to forward an agenda. don't let the emotional part of the issue cloud your otherwise better discernment. They claim the doctors told them, "Tough noogies. Our hands are tied because we can't read the law." ?? 50% of the story wasn't told - Notice they have only the interpretation of 2 traumatized, biased, activist people with no legal or medical education. What do the doctors have to say? they didn't ask the doctors any questions about the case.... NO doctor is going to send her home and say, "whoops! Maybe you'll live or maybe not. We don't know what to do with a pregnant woman or baby." in the written article, the woman claims they reasoned that it would be too dangerous to drive 8 hours to cross state the line to obtain a "legal" abortion in a neighboring state but waited 3 days at home w/o using her prescribed antibiotics and developed sepsis. REALLY? smart choice? TX law : (b) The prohibition under Subsection (a) does not apply if: (1) the person performing, inducing, or attempting the abortion is a licensed physician; (2) in the exercise of reasonable medical judgment, the pregnant female on whom the abortion is performed, induced, or attempted has a life-threatening physical condition aggravated by, caused by, or arising from a pregnancy that places the female at risk of death or poses a serious risk of substantial impairment of a major bodily function unless the abortion is performed or induced; and (3) the person performs, induces, or attempts the abortion in a manner that, in the exercise of reasonable medical judgment, provides the best opportunity for the unborn child to survive unless, in the reasonable medical judgment, that manner would create: (A) a greater risk of the pregnant female's death; or (B) a serious risk of substantial impairment of a major bodily function of the pregnant female. (c) A physician may not take an action authorized under Subsection (b) if, at the time the abortion was performed, induced, or attempted, the person knew the risk of death or a substantial impairment of a major bodily function described by Subsection (b)(2) arose from a claim or diagnosis that the female would engage in conduct that might result in the female's death or in substantial impairment of a major bodily function. -----------> (d) Medical treatment provided to the pregnant female by a licensed physician that results in the accidental or unintentional injury or death of the unborn child *does not constitute a violation of this section*
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