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Idaho woman shares 19-day miscarriage on TikTok [View all]
https://abcnews.go.com/Health/idaho-woman-shares-19-day-miscarriage-tiktok-states/story?id=96363578Idaho woman shares 19-day miscarriage on TikTok, says state's abortion laws prevented her from getting care
An Idaho woman who documented her 19-day miscarriage on social media said it was days before she could receive care due to the state's strict abortion laws.
Carmen Broesder, 35, from Nampa -- 20 miles west of Boise -- a mother-of-one was just six weeks pregnant when she began miscarrying on Dec. 8. However, she said it took eight days before she was given any medicine to manage her pain and to expel embryonic tissue, and several more days for the miscarriage to end.
In a series of TikTok videos -- along with medical records, photos and videos shared with ABC News -- she said that despite bleeding heavily and suffering intense cramps, she was denied a dilation and curettage, or D&C, which removes tissue from inside the uterus, multiple times. Because a D&C can also be used when providing abortion care, she told ABC News she believes it's directly tied to Idaho's abortion ban.
"Why should I get to death's door to get help?" Broesder said. "I am prepared to be a mother. I am a mother and I wanted to have another baby. That is my story and it almost killed me." Because a D&C can also be used when providing abortion care, she told ABC News she believes it's directly tied to Idaho's abortion ban.
An Idaho woman who documented her 19-day miscarriage on social media said it was days before she could receive care due to the state's strict abortion laws.
Carmen Broesder, 35, from Nampa -- 20 miles west of Boise -- a mother-of-one was just six weeks pregnant when she began miscarrying on Dec. 8. However, she said it took eight days before she was given any medicine to manage her pain and to expel embryonic tissue, and several more days for the miscarriage to end.
In a series of TikTok videos -- along with medical records, photos and videos shared with ABC News -- she said that despite bleeding heavily and suffering intense cramps, she was denied a dilation and curettage, or D&C, which removes tissue from inside the uterus, multiple times. Because a D&C can also be used when providing abortion care, she told ABC News she believes it's directly tied to Idaho's abortion ban.
"Why should I get to death's door to get help?" Broesder said. "I am prepared to be a mother. I am a mother and I wanted to have another baby. That is my story and it almost killed me." Because a D&C can also be used when providing abortion care, she told ABC News she believes it's directly tied to Idaho's abortion ban.
It makes me indescribably angry that a bunch of semi-literate, narrow-minded nimrods in multiple state legislators have taken it upon themselves to play both God and doctor simultaneously and make laws dictating the health care decisions actual health care professionals are allowed to make for their patients. In what universe does it make one iota of sense for people with no medical credentials whatsoever to have that power? It's absolutely insane!
Fuck the state legislators in Idaho, Texas, and every other state who are responsible for these ridiculous laws, and fuck every governor who signs this garbage into law! Fuck Smirking Sam Alito, Creepy Clarence Thomas, Nasty Neil Gorsuch, Beer Breath Kavanaugh, Airhead Coney Barrett, and their ringleader, Ratface John Roberts for overturning Roe! Fuck Donald Trump for nominating 3 of the 6, and fuck Mitch McConnell extra hard for blocking Merrick Garland's nomination and making sure that Trump's gruesome threesome got rushed through and seated superfast! Fuck anyone who had anything to do with creating this nightmare hellscape, and especially fuck every single Republican in the House and Senate who is pushing for a nationwide abortion ban so that these horror stories can start appearing in a city near you, even if you live in a blue state! FUCK THEM ALL.
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