melissa recovered and she and stewart are ready to try for another baby. they said they re telling their story because they re worried about what might happen to others in a similar situation. in a special session at their annual meeting this week, the american college of obstetricians and gynecologists acknowledged the confusion about mifepristone and advised their members that it s still available in all 50 states. but if the plaintiffs succeed, it won t be. the fact that non-medical professionals are able to dictate medical care to, like, my wife or anyone is absurd. under georgia law, melissa could have been offered mifepristone, but obstetricians in various states tell us that under the current legal climate, it s a little bit like the fog of war. day-to-day, it can be unclear about what they re allowed to do to take care of their patients. and if they get it wrong, they could go to prison. our thanks to elizabeth cohen for that very important report. and we ll be right back
for a young georgia couple, getting pregnant was a dream come true, then it became dangerous after an early ultrasound showed no heartbeat, melissa novak needed abortion pills to help her miscarry, but she was prescribed only one of the two abortion pills that are meant to be taken together. her life was then on the line. cnn s elizabeth cohen has the full story. reporter: melissa novak and stewart day met in florida on new year s eve 15 years ago. we kissed on new year s and then we haven t been separate since. they married, moved to atlanta, and earlier this year, they were thrilled when melissa got pregnant. they had an ultrasound at 8 weeks. we were really excited to, you know, go and see the heartbeat. but when you showed up for the ultrasound, was there a heartbeat? no, there was not. reporter: melissa was having an early miscarriage, which is very common. but what happened next was not and melissa nearly died. to help a woman miscarry safely,
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