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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Edward Helmore

Republican representative’s ectopic pregnancy clashes with Florida abortion law

man smiles as he holds signed documents as people look on, also smiling
Governor Ron DeSantis signs Florida's 15-week abortion ban into law at Nación de Fe church in Kissimmee. Florida, in 2022. Photograph: Paul Hennessy/Sopa Images/Rex/Shutterstock

A Florida Republican congresswoman is blaming fearmongering on the left for the reluctance of hospital staff to give her the drugs she needed to end an ectopic pregnancy that threatened her life.

Kat Cammack went to the emergency room in May 2024 where it was estimated she was five weeks into an ectopic pregnancy, there was no heartbeat and her life was at risk. Doctors determined she needed a shot of methotrexate to help expel her pregnancy but since Florida’s six-week abortion ban had just taken effect medical staff were worried about losing their licenses or going to jail if they did.

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