Rise in pregnant women turned away from US emergency rooms, papers show

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https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/apr/19/pregnant-women-denied-care-us-hospitals

Cases listed in federal documents raise alarms around emergency pregnancy care, especially in states with strict abortion laws

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disguy_ovahea@lemmy.world ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

One woman miscarried in the restroom lobby of a Texas emergency room as front desk staff refused to admit her to the hospital.

Another woman learned that her fetus had no heartbeat at a Florida hospital, the day after a security guard turned her away from the facility. And in North Carolina, a woman gave birth in a car after an emergency room couldn’t offer an ultrasound, and the baby later died.

Absolutely horrific.

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- Kalkaline@leminal.space ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
  I feel like that’s against EMTALA laws
  
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  - disguy_ovahea@lemmy.world ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
    I just read about it, and you seem to be right. Thank you for bringing it to my attention.
    
    www.cms.gov/medicare/…/emtala.pdf
    
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BakedGoods@sh.itjust.works ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
Religious people are trash and should be locked up in asylums

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- BrikoX@lemmy.zip ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
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