Abortion in America

The pregnancy she couldn’t end in South Carolina

October 3, 2025

Synopsis

During an ultrasound for a much-wanted pregnancy, Christine Lang discovered that her baby had stopped growing. South Carolina’s abortion ban forced her to travel out of state for care, risking sepsis.

Christine spoke with Abortion in America in Austin, Texas to bring greater attention and awareness to the experiences of people living in states with abortion bans.

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Grace Haley, Abortion in America

Because I was able to leave the state of South Carolina to receive a D&C for a pregnancy loss, I am pregnant again. I am currently eight weeks pregnant and tomorrow is actually my first ultrasound.

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Dr. Becky Uranga, an OB-GYN in the Boise area of Idaho, holds one of many babies she has delivered over her 14 years of practice. As OB-GYNs and specialists have left Idaho after the implementation of a near-total abortion ban, Uranga said she is shouldering more work and feeling unable to give as much of her attention to some patients as she used to. (Courtesy of Dr. Becky Uranga)

Idaho is losing OB-GYNs. Doctors who remain are trying to shoulder the extra burdens.

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