A family physician in Idaho testified on Tuesday that a woman experiencing severe bleeding from a miscarriage was denied admission to a hospital until her fourth emergency room visit in one week, highlighting the chilling effect of the state's strict abortion bans on medical care.
Dr. Julie Lyons, a plaintiff in an ongoing lawsuit against Idaho's abortion laws, recounted the ordeal of her 14-week pregnant patient, who suffered a subchorionic hemorrhage — a condition where the placenta detaches from the uterus, ABC News reported.
