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The World Republicans Made: The Effects of Republicans’ Extreme Crusade to Ban Abortion

Republicans’ extreme efforts to ban abortion continue to create life-threatening consequences for women and doctors.These dire headlines are a preview of what America would look like if Republicans succeed in their plan to ban abortion nationwide:

Washington Post: Doctor in 10-year-old rape victim’s abortion faces AG inquiry, threats

  • The Doctor who helped a 10-year-old rape victim obtain an abortion is being investigated by the state’s attorney general, despite following all rules and procedures.

  • The doctor is facing harassment and threats.

NPR: Because of Texas abortion law, her wanted pregnancy became a medical nightmare

  • A Texas woman experienced dire pregnancy complications, but was told that her already severe symptoms “weren’t the right symptoms,” and she was forced to wait until she developed a severe infection.

  • Vague definitions of medical emergencies have resulted in, “disarray and confusion for doctors and hospitals in multiple states, and risky delays and complications for patients facing obstetrical conditions such as ectopic pregnancies, incomplete miscarriages, placental problems, and premature rupture of membranes.”

The New York Times: They Had Miscarriages, and New Abortion Laws Obstructed Treatment

  • Women who experience devastating miscarriages are unable to receive the critical procudres they need and patients are facing increased scrutiny and investigations.

ABC News: Indiana’s restrictive abortion bill advances despite protests

  • Indiana is moving to enact a total ban abortion across the state, with very few and narrow exceptions for rape or incest.

Associated Press: South Carolina’s 6-week abortion ban can continue for now

  • South Carolina’s abortion ban remains law.

Washington Post: South Carolina bill outlaws websites that tell how to get an abortion

  • Banning abortion isn’t enough for South Carolina Rpeublicans, they want to censure the internet to restict woman’s ability to look for reproductive health care.

LA Times: Doctors in abortion-ban states fear prosecution for treating patients with life-threatening pregnancies

“These horrific events fall on the shoulders of Republicans in Congress who sought to overturn Roe and refuse to safeguard access to safe, legal abortion,” said DCCC spokesperson Helen Kalla.

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