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Have people been denied medical care over a miscarriage in Wisconsin due to the state’s abortion ban? [1]

['Erin Gretzinger', 'Wisconsin Watch', 'More Erin Gretzinger', 'Reporting Intern']

Date: 2023-01-27 21:59:17+00:00

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Yes.

Several reports and doctors’ accounts indicate that pregnant individuals in Wisconsin have been forced to delay or were denied medical care during a miscarriage due to the state’s abortion ban.

The New York Times reported the story of a Wisconsin woman — as told by her gynecologist — who bled for days from a miscarriage after a hospital declined to perform a procedure to remove the fetus “because of the laws.”

NBC News reported that after a woman’s water broke at 18 weeks — to early for a fetus to survive — and she started showing signs of infection, her doctor “faced a dilemma” about whether to perform an abortion, fearing, “Will the DA go after me and I end up fined or in jail?”

Wisconsin’s 1849 abortion ban permits abortions only to save the life of a pregnant person. Experts and doctors have said the antiquated language of the Wisconsin law causes confusion about when doctors can intervene and provide medical care to individuals facing miscarriage.

See a full discussion of this at Wisconsin Watch

Sources

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

NBC News: Pregnant women in states with abortion bans face the reality of a post-Roe world

Wisconsin State Legislature: Wisconsin Legislature: 940.04

Wisconsin Watch: Wisconsin’s 173-year-old ban allows only life-saving ‘therapeutic abortions.’ No one knows what that means.

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If we send you a request to change or remove Wisconsin Watch content from your site, you must agree to do so immediately. You are welcome to republish our articles forusing the following ground rules. For questions regarding republishing rules please contact Andy Hall, executive director, at [email protected] Have people been denied medical care over a miscarriage in Wisconsin due to the state’s abortion ban? <h1>Have people been denied medical care over a miscarriage in Wisconsin due to the state’s abortion ban?</h1> by Erin Gretzinger / Wisconsin Watch, Wisconsin Watch January 27, 2023 <h3>Yes.</h3> Several reports and doctors' accounts indicate that pregnant individuals in Wisconsin have been forced to delay or were denied medical care during a miscarriage due to the state's abortion ban. The New York Times reported the story of a Wisconsin woman — as told by her gynecologist — who bled for days from a miscarriage after a hospital declined to perform a procedure to remove the fetus "because of the laws." NBC News reported that after a woman's water broke at 18 weeks — to early for a fetus to survive — and she started showing signs of infection, her doctor "faced a dilemma" about whether to perform an abortion, fearing, "Will the DA go after me and I end up fined or in jail?" Wisconsin's 1849 abortion ban permits abortions only to save the life of a pregnant person. Experts and doctors have said the antiquated language of the Wisconsin law causes confusion about when doctors can intervene and provide medical care to individuals facing miscarriage. <a href="https://wisconsinwatch.org/2022/06/wisconsin-faces-a-tangled-series-of-abortion-laws-dating-back-to-1849-as-it-heads-into-a-possible-post-roe-future/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">See a full discussion of this at Wisconsin Watch</a> Sources New York Times: <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2022/07/17/health/abortion-miscarriage-treatment.html" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">They Had Miscarriages, and New Abortion Laws Obstructed Treatment</a> NBC News: <a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/abortion-laws-texas-wisconsin-forcing-pregnant-women-wait-care-rcna41678" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Pregnant women in states with abortion bans face the reality of a post-Roe world</a> Wisconsin State Legislature: <a href="https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/statutes/statutes/940/i/04" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Wisconsin Legislature: 940.04</a> Wisconsin Watch: <a href="https://wisconsinwatch.org/2022/08/wisconsins-173-year-old-ban-allows-only-life-saving-therapeutic-abortions-no-one-knows-what-that-means/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Wisconsin’s 173-year-old ban allows only life-saving ‘therapeutic abortions.’ No one knows what that means.</a> This <a target="_blank" href="https://wisconsinwatch.org/2023/01/have-people-been-denied-medical-care-over-a-miscarriage-in-wisconsin-due-to-the-states-abortion-ban/">article</a> first appeared on <a target="_blank" href="https://wisconsinwatch.org">Wisconsin Watch</a> and is republished here under a Creative Commons license.<img src="https://i0.wp.com/wisconsinwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/cropped-WCIJ_IconOnly_FullColor_RGB-1.png?fit=150%2C150&quality=100&ssl=1" style="width:1em;height:1em;margin-left:10px;"><img id="republication-tracker-tool-source" src="https://wisconsinwatch.org/?republication-pixel=true&post=1276223&ga=UA-17896820-1" style="width:1px;height:1px;">

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