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Theresa Van tried to grow her family in Arkansas. She was forced to carry a pregnancy that could not survive.
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Chelsea Stovall didn’t think she’d ever need an abortion—then Arkansas forced her to flee the state for one.
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A Pregnant Woman at Risk of Heart Failure Couldn’t Get Urgent Treatment. She Died Waiting for an Abortion.
ProPublica
She needed an abortion but KY’s ban prevented it. “Somebody is going to die,” doctors warn.
Lexington Herald Leader
Forced to leave Texas for abortion care, now one family has a new baby this Christmas
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“Ticking Time Bomb”: A Pregnant Mother Kept Getting Sicker. She Died After She Couldn’t Get an Abortion in Texas.
ProPublica
Her Life Was at Risk. She Needed an Abortion. Insurance Refused To Pay.
KFF Health News
‘Traumatized’: Northern California woman sues Catholic hospital group, alleging 2 emergency abortion denials
San Francisco Chronicle
Her life was at risk. Alabama didn’t care.
The Meteor
A Mom Fled Texas for an Emergency Abortion. One Year Later She Had a Son and Gave Him Initials R.O.E.
PEOPLE
Woman Forced to Carry Fetus for Weeks Despite No Heartbeat: ‘Your Womb Becomes a Tomb’
People
An Arkansas mother’s near-death experience with ‘pro-life’ abortion ban
Arkansas Times
The pregnancy she couldn’t end in South Carolina
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She was having a miscarriage. Louisiana’s abortion ban blocked her care.
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‘Texas law forced me to choose: Watch my baby die or flee my home for medical help’
COURIER Texas
A North Texas nurse wanted to ease her baby’s suffering. She had to leave Texas to do it.
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