Texas teen suffering miscarriage dies days after baby shower due to abortion ban as mom begs doctors to ‘do something’

2 years ago by MicroWave to c/news

Nevaeh Crain, 18, died after three emergency room visits without proper medical care during a miscarriage. The teen was six months pregnant and doctors said they couldn’t intervene until confirming “fetal demise” due to the Texas abortion ban.

Summary

Eighteen-year-old Nevaeh Crain died from sepsis after Texas’s abortion ban delayed critical medical intervention during her pregnancy complications.

Despite multiple ER visits and severe symptoms, doctors waited to confirm fetal demise before acting due to the state’s restrictive laws. Crain endured intense pain and deteriorating health over multiple hospital visits, ultimately suffering a miscarriage and passing away from internal bleeding.

Medical experts believe timely intervention could have saved her. Her mother, Candace Fails, is pursuing legal accountability but faces significant legal hurdles under Texas’s stringent emergency care standards.

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partial_accumen 212 points 2 years ago

This is tragic and sadly entirely predictable given the Texas laws.

A dramatic rise in pregnant women dying in Texas after abortion ban

"From 2019 to 2022, the rate of maternal mortality cases in Texas rose by 56%, compared with just 11% nationwide during the same time period"

If you have a pregnant loved one, get them the hell out of Texas.

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leisesprecher 112 points 2 years ago

Imagine being a doctor in this scenario. You could save them. You have the tools, the capabilities, the facility. But you have to let them die or risk ruining your own life. There are no winners here.

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Apytele 59 points 2 years ago
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FlyingSquid 16 points 2 years ago

I hope you stick around. We need nurses so badly and we have so few.

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ChocoboRocket 11 points 2 years ago

Laughs in heritage foundation

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TheFriar 2 points 2 years ago

Maybe the saddest part about all of this is due to the structure of American politics and the vitriol right wing voters have for people they deem “others,” there are, sadly, perceived “winners.”

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