anything like this. this is my first time i couldn t give the patient what they needed. this is a travis. one ob/gyn in texas described a recent patient who had started to miscarry and developed a dangerous infection in her womb. the fetus still had signs of a heartbeat, though, so an immediate abortion, which would be the usually standard of care, would have been illegal under texas s abortion ban. the doctor said, quote, we physically watched her get the sicker and sicker until the fetal heartbeat stopped the next day. the patient required surgery, lost multiple liters of blood and had to be put on a breathing machine, all because we were essentially 24 hours behind. those are just a handful of the stories doctors have been willing to put on the record about the consequences all over the country of the supreme court overturning a right to an abortion. it is not theoretical. it is happening now. and we have more on that straight ahead. stay with us. g now.
a doctor said, quote, there s absolutely no medical basis for my patient or any other patient in the states experience anything like this. it s the first time in my 15 year career, i cannot give my patient the care they needed. this is a travesty. one ob/gyn in texas described the recent patient who had started to miscarry, and developed a dangerous infection in her womb. the fetus still had sign of a heartbeat, though, so in immediate abortion, which would be the usual standard of care. that would ve been illegal under texas s abortion ban. they said, quote, we physically watched or get sicker and sicker until the fetal heartbeat stop the next day, and then we could intervene. the patient developed
and ob/gyn in texas also told the ap that doctors whose patients developed pregnancy complications are struggling to determine whether a woman s, quote, sick enough, sick enough, to justify an abortion. joining me now is she is the senior correspondent for new york magazine and coauthor of the book, notorious rpg, the life and times of ruth bader ginsburg. thank you so much for joining me. i appreciate it. yesterday you tweeted about specifically about the women in ohio, the up topic pregnancies, whose doctor wouldn t treat them in a thread related to that you wrote, quote, every predicted worst-case scenario has already shown up in the reporting, plus a few i never even heard anyone warned of. that line kind of caught me. i ve been reporting on this for a while. what s caught you by surprise and what were you referring to in that we? well, sam, you know, i
consequences. and ob/gyn in texas tells the ap one of his patient, quote, we physically watched her get sicker and sicker and sicker until the fetal heartbeat stops the next day. and then we could intervene. so how do we ensure doctors and their patients aren t left in this limbo? well, i think that s really important question as well. it s what i hear from providers on the ground. i certainly represent a lot of doctors in houston and there is a lot of concern about being able to take care of their patients and provide them the care that they need. that is why it is so important for the house to act this week, and to continue to act. and also, for the administration to act. the administration has provided guidance throughout health and human services. and addition to the president s executive order that week before. outlining the responsibilities in all 50 states to provide