For Immediate Release: October 30, 2024
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Washington, D.C. â Susan B. Anthony Pro-Life America and Charlotte Lozier Institute issued the following statements in response to abortion misinformation in ProPublicaâs latest story.
âWe mourn the tragic loss of Josseli Barnica. Her death was preventable. But letâs be crystal clear: Texasâ law and every pro-life state law calls on doctors to act in circumstances just like Josseliâs,â said SBA Pro-Life Americaâs State Policy Director Katie Daniel. âNo pro-life laws prevent doctors from providing emergency care for expectant moms, they must intervene to save womenâs lives â and in Texas, the numbers show that there are doctors who understand the law. Doctors who fail to provide necessary medical care should be held accountable.
âLies to women about their pregnancy care are at the root of this tragic case. The law is clear, but the media and abortion advocates have created confusion where there should be none. Texas law, like pro-life laws in every other state, allows emergency care, miscarriage care and treatment for ectopic pregnancy. Claims that abortion laws prevent emergency care are precisely the problem. States like Texas, South Dakota and Florida are taking crucial steps to mitigate misinformation by educating doctors that they must exercise their reasonable medical judgment and intervene in life-threatening situations. But politicians and the media must also do their part.â
Ingrid Skop, M.D., FACOG, a board-certified ob-gyn who serves as vice president and director of medical affairs at Charlotte Lozier Institute, stated:
âAs a board-certified ob-gyn practicing in Texas, Iâm saddened to hear of Josseli Barnicaâs tragic and preventable death. Based on the information publicly available, doctors should have immediately intervened when she presented to the hospital with an inevitable and incomplete miscarriage at 17 weeksâ gestation. Her physiciansâ failure to intervene caused her death.
âUnder Texasâ pro-life law, a physician may end a pregnancy, when, in his or her âreasonable medical judgment,â a pregnancy complication places a woman in danger of âdeath or a serious risk of substantial impairment of a major bodily function.â The article even admits more than a dozen obstetric specialists who reviewed Josseliâs records agreed that her care violated professional medical standards. No physician has been prosecuted for performing an abortion for the life of the mother post-Dobbs. The pro-abortion lobbyâs fearmongering paired with the lack of guidance from professional medical associations and hospitals are harming women.â
The Facts: Pro-Life Laws Protect Mothers and Babies
Susan B. Anthony Pro-Life America is a network of more than one million pro-life Americans nationwide, dedicated to ending abortion by electing national leaders and advocating for laws that save lives, with a special calling to promote pro-life women leaders.
Charlotte Lozier Institute was launched in 2011 as the education and research arm of Susan B. Anthony Pro-Life America. CLI is a hub for research and public policy analysis on some of the most pressing issues facing the United States and nations around the world. The Institute is named for a feminist physician known for her commitment to the sanctity of human life and equal career and educational opportunities for women.
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