Article A “Striking” Trend: After Texas Banned Abortion, More Women Nearly Bled to Death During Miscarriage
Article A “Striking” Trend: After Texas Banned Abortion, More Women Nearly Bled to Death During Miscarriage
Jul 1 2025, 5:48 PM
https://archive.ph/q2tUE
Quote:After Texas made performing abortions a felony in August 2022, ProPublica found, the number of blood transfusions during emergency room visits for first-trimester miscarriage shot up by 54%.
The number of emergency room visits for early miscarriage also rose, by 25%, compared with the three years before the COVID-19 pandemic — a sign that women who didn’t receive D&Cs initially may be returning to hospitals in worse condition, more than a dozen experts told ProPublica.
Edited Jul 1 2025, 5:48 PM by Elsacat.
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https://www.propublica.org/article/texas-abortion-ban-miscarriage-blood-transfusions
https://archive.ph/q2tUE
Quote:After Texas made performing abortions a felony in August 2022, ProPublica found, the number of blood transfusions during emergency room visits for first-trimester miscarriage shot up by 54%.
The number of emergency room visits for early miscarriage also rose, by 25%, compared with the three years before the COVID-19 pandemic — a sign that women who didn’t receive D&Cs initially may be returning to hospitals in worse condition, more than a dozen experts told ProPublica.