Under Texas abortion ban, a woman went into sepsis before doctors would treat her and nearly died

"Zurawaski's water broke on a Tuesday night but she was forced to wait until her body naturally delivered the baby, who had died, on that Friday, according to the lawsuit. By then her body went into septic shock, the lawsuit said.

She now has permanent scar tissue as a result of infections she developed and will have trouble getting pregnant again, according to the lawsuit filed in District Court in Travis County, Texas.

"Amanda spent three days in the ICU while her infection was treated. Amanda's family flew to Austin from across the country because they worried it would be the last time they would see her," the complaint says. "Amanda was eventually discharged and returned home, but her suffering was far from over."
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The office also sent Insider a "guidance letter" on the Texas law, which says the law prohibits the performing, inducing, or attempting of an abortion unless the mother has "a life-threatening physical condition aggravated by, caused by, or arising from a pregnancy that places [her] at risk of death or poses a serious risk of substantial impairment of a major bodily function unless the abortion is performed or induced."

The letter goes on to say that the term "abortion" doesn't apply when these acts are done to "(A) save the life or preserve the health of an unborn child; (B) remove a dead, unborn child whose death was caused by spontaneous abortion; or (C) remove an ectopic pregnancy."

It does not address cases where a nonviable pregnancy — where the fetus still has cardiac activity — is threatening the life of the mother."

- rest at Woman Nearly Died Because Texas Abortion Law Banned Treatment: Lawsuit (insider.com)