No matter what side of Roe vs. Wade you are on, there are many states not clarifying what protection of medical care a women will have in the cases of ectopic pregnancies, miscarriages or any non-viable type pregnancy the could lead to death.

• The United States has the highest maternal mortality rate of any developed country
• Rates of maternal mortality will increase and existing health disparities will increase if these issues are not addressed.
• Patients with ectopic pregnancy and premature rupture of membranes may experience significant delays in care because of the presence of a fetal heartbeat, putting the mother at risk for permanent infertility and loss of life
• Pregnant patients who develop cancer may not be able to start chemotherapy.

Here are just a few reasons why abortion is a necessary part of reproductive health care:
 
10%-15% of known pregnancies end in miscarriage, making this an incredibly common occurrence. It is also indistinguishable from a medication-induced abortion. If abortion is illegal, doctors would hesitate to provide the care necessary to women experiencing miscarriages, potentially putting their lives in danger (we are already seeing this happen in Alabama).

An ectopic pregnancy, which begins to grow into a fetus while it’s still in the fallopian tube or abdominal cavity, threatens the life of the person carrying it, making abortion the only safe treatment.

Some states not considering woman's health: 

In Texas, abortion laws inhibit care for miscarriages.

Ohio urging doctors to re-implant non-viable ectopic pregnancies.

Ohio Bill Suggests Doctors Who Perform Abortions Could Face Jail, Unless They Perform a Non-Existent Treatment

Included in this link on Louisiana is a map to showing states and what they cover.

Where abortion stands in your state: A state-by-state breakdown of abortion laws

How Will Abortion Bans Affect Women’s Health?

After 2 Ectopic Pregnancies, I Fear What Might Happen Without Roe v. Wade

Rep. Regina Cobb, R-Kingman, used a similar rationale in the House, citing the dangers of ectopic pregnancies, which involve fertilized eggs growing outside the uterus and can cause life-threatening bleeding.

OB-GYNs, meanwhile, came forward to testify that they would be afraid of providing pregnant patients comprehensive information about their choices.

A pregnancy turns deadly in an anti-abortion state. What happens next? Why medical emergency exceptions for abortions aren’t enough.

Why do I care: I had 2 ectopic pregnancies where the pregancies were not viable, implanted in my tube and/or ovary. I would have died if doctors did not act quickly (meaning there would be no time to drive to another state) to remove the tubes and/or ovary before they burst and I bled to death. In fact, I had a near death experience during the 2nd. Luckily, years later I had a 3rd (this time viable) pregnancy, implanted into my uterus. I was able to carry my daughter to full-term. I not only lived from the 2 prior ectopic due to doctors having the ability and approval to remove, I brought a healthy baby into this world, who grew into a smart beautiful girl, because doctors were allowed to implant a viable fertilized embryo called invitro-fertiliztion which is also being questioned. Today that baby is studying to be a nurse, she wants to work in surgery and save others lives. Who knows maybe she will save your life one day because at one time doctors had a choice to act accordingly.

My hopes are that women in all states will be covered at the very least in medical emergencies, not be forced to maintain a non-viable growth until it explodes and she bleeds to death or one re-implanted in her. Please support woman's lives by signing so we may urge all states to have protection in emergency situations. 

Thank you!

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Petition Letter to decision makers:

States need to protect woman's right to (their) life too!

MANY states are unclear what to do in emergency cases. When I read states laws after the ban it wasn't clear on ectopic pregnancies, or the needed care after a miscarriage, etc. States such as: (Florida, Georgia Idaho, Kansas, Louisiana , Michigan, Missouri, Ohio, New Hampshire, North Carolina, North Dakota, Oklahoma Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia 1882 law, Wisconsin 1849 law, Wyoming)

Then what does it mean in these states (Indiana, New Mexico, Nebraska) when they say: "The right to an abortion is neither protected nor barred in the state constitution." Isn't this confusing for people and doctors to act quickly?

At least in Utah where most abortions are now illegal after the trigger law ban was put into effect. The law clarifies it does allow for exceptions of rape, incest, averting maternal death or impairment, and lethal fetal deformity.

States, we ask you clarify exceptions to save woman's lives please, as Utah has and very few others.

Thank you for your consideration,
Sandra Burns