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International Business Times UK
International Business Times UK
Crisnel Longino

South Carolina Woman Forced To Carry Dead Baby as Doctors Delay Care Over Abortion Law Fears

South Carolina mother Ashley Brown says she was forced to wait for miscarriage care after doctors confirmed her pregnancy was no longer viable (Credit: Tima Miroshnichenko/Pexels)

For Ashley Brown, the devastating news that her unborn baby had died was only the beginning of an ordeal she says left her grieving, frightened and unable to get the medical treatment she needed.

The South Carolina mother of three claims doctors confirmed at around six weeks that her pregnancy was no longer viable, yet she was told she would need further appointments and counselling before she could undergo a D&C, a procedure commonly used to remove pregnancy tissue after a miscarriage.

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