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# Your Evening News
Before you log off for the night, we thought we’d send you a bit more news so that you know what’s going on in the world, as well as an inspirational quote.
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### **Inspirational Quote **
“"I think I've discovered the secret of life – you just hang around until you get used to it."“ — Charles Schulz
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# The Latest News
### **Federal Law Overlooked as Pregnant Women Face Rejection at Emergency Rooms**
In a harrowing account of medical neglect, Kyleigh Thurman, a 25-year-old from Texas, shared her ordeal of being initially dismissed by emergency room doctors at Ascension Seton Williamson. Despite her ectopic pregnancy—a condition that could have ended her life—she was simply given a pamphlet on miscarriage and advised to "let nature take its course." This negligence came at a high cost: when Thurman returned to the ER still in distress, it was too late to prevent severe damage to her reproductive health.
The fear of legal entanglements over medical decisions has led some doctors to leave states with restrictive laws. Hannah Gordon, a former emergency medicine physician in Dallas, expressed her disillusionment, noting that the restrictive environment is "going to force doctors to start creating questionable scenarios for patients, even if it’s very dangerous.” Her experience with a patient showing signs of an ectopic pregnancy that was not immediately addressed left her with a "bad taste in my mouth."
The dire consequences of these systemic failures were starkly highlighted by Thurman’s own words during her third ER visit, realizing the gravity of her situation: “Oh my God, I’m, I’m dying.”
In Florida, similar issues arise under restrictive laws, with doctors at Memorial Regional Hospital admitting, “Because of the new laws ... staff cannot intervene unless there is a danger to the patient's health."
These incidents underscore a nationwide safety concern for pregnant women seeking emergency care, as noted by Dara Kass, a former U.S. Health and Human Services official and emergency medicine doctor. “It is increasingly less safe to be pregnant and seeking emergency care in an emergency department,” she warned.
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