尽管根据严格的堕胎法一再要求终止妊娠,但一名得克萨斯州妇女仍死于孕期20周的孕期。 A Texas woman died at 20 weeks pregnant from preeclampsia despite repeated requests to terminate her pregnancy due to strict abortion laws.

Tierra Walker, 37岁,得克萨斯州妇女,在怀孕20周时死于先孕,这是她以前在导致死胎的高风险怀孕期间所经历的一个状况。 Tierra Walker, a 37-year-old Texas woman, died at 20 weeks pregnant from preeclampsia, a condition she had previously experienced during a high-risk pregnancy that caused a stillbirth. 尽管出现严重的并发症,包括高血压、糖尿病、癫痫和血块,以及多次要求终止妊娠,但医生没有提供堕胎,援引得克萨斯州严格的堕胎法。 Despite severe complications including hypertension, diabetes, seizures, and blood clots, and repeated requests to terminate her pregnancy, doctors did not offer an abortion, citing Texas’s strict abortion law. 90多家医疗服务提供者参与其中,但没有一家告诉过她这一选择,尽管专家说解聘本来是标准的护理。 Over 90 medical providers were involved, yet none advised her of the option, even though specialists say termination would have been standard care. Propublica查阅了6 500页的记录,发现她的死亡可能是可以预防的。 ProPublica reviewed 6,500 pages of records and found her death likely preventable. 她的案件突出表明了以下关切:限制性堕胎法除含糊不清的例外情况外,导致推迟或拒绝提供护理,导致可预防的孕产妇死亡。 Her case highlights concerns that restrictive abortion laws, with ambiguous exceptions, lead to delayed or denied care, contributing to preventable maternal deaths.