This is a story about facing a legitimately life-threatening pregnancy in a state where abortion is illegal — from both the patient’s and her doctors’ perspectives.
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Some background:
When Tennessee lawmakers passed a total abortion ban in 2019, few thought it would ever go
into effect.
Turns out, it’s one of the most severe bans in the nation. It contains no explicit exceptions, not even for the health of the pregnant patient.
