Lizzie Presser

The rate of sepsis for women who are losing their pregnancies in the hospital in the second trimester spiked more than 50 percent after the first abortion ban was passed in Texas in 2021.

The rate of sepsis for women who are losing their pregnancies in the hospital in the second trimester spiked more than 50 percent after the first abortion ban was passed in Texas in 2021.

One of the things that's so scary about sepsis is that once it sets in, it's extremely difficult to get ahead of. Sepsis can lead to a life-threatening drop in blood pressure. It can cause permanent kidney damage, permanent brain damage, very dangerous bleeding. And it can also cause death really rapidly.

One of the things that's so scary about sepsis is that once it sets in, it's extremely difficult to get ahead of. Sepsis can lead to a life-threatening drop in blood pressure. It can cause permanent kidney damage, permanent brain damage, very dangerous bleeding. And it can also cause death really rapidly.

Some doctors said, okay, that's very clear in the law, but when you're in the practice of medicine, it's extraordinarily gray. What constitutes a life-threatening risk?

Some doctors said, okay, that's very clear in the law, but when you're in the practice of medicine, it's extraordinarily gray. What constitutes a life-threatening risk?

They are waiting for women who are experiencing pregnancy complications to get really sick before they intervene. But then you may not be able to intervene anymore because that risk can escalate so fast.

They are waiting for women who are experiencing pregnancy complications to get really sick before they intervene. But then you may not be able to intervene anymore because that risk can escalate so fast.

The rate of sepsis for women who are losing their pregnancies in the hospital in the second trimester spiked more than 50 percent after the first abortion ban was passed in Texas in 2021.

One of the things that's so scary about sepsis is that once it sets in, it's extremely difficult to get ahead of. Sepsis can lead to a life-threatening drop in blood pressure. It can cause permanent kidney damage, permanent brain damage, very dangerous bleeding. And it can also cause death really rapidly.

Some doctors said, okay, that's very clear in the law, but when you're in the practice of medicine, it's extraordinarily gray. What constitutes a life-threatening risk?

They are waiting for women who are experiencing pregnancy complications to get really sick before they intervene. But then you may not be able to intervene anymore because that risk can escalate so fast.