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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of D-N.Y. revealed some “uncomfortable,” personal information at a House Oversight Committee hearing About abortionParticularly her personal method for birth control.
Before going into a question Information about treatmentNew York Democrat, Ocasio-Cortez, noted that ectopic pregnancies could be caused by the failure of an intrauterine devices, or IUD. Ocasio Cortez also announced her use of an IUD, blaming Republicans in the abortion debate.
Ocasio Cortez declared, “I, for one, since Republicans force this conversation in discomfort ways, then they will meet me to it.” “I have an intrauterine device. I’ve had one for years.”
The congresswomanThe possibility of ectopic pregnancy after IUDs fail was brought up and Dr. Bhavik Kumar, witness, was asked what would happen in such an instance in a state which has banned abortions except in extreme cases.
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“Would that mean that if I were hospitalized in these states, you would have to wait until I was in the process — potentially — of actively dying before you could effectively treat me and my or anyone in our position’s life?” Ocasio-Cortez asked.
Kumar, the Planned Parenthood Gulf Coast medical director for primary, trans and ectopic care, stated that “To my knowledge, there have not been any laws outlawing care for ectopic pregnancy.”
WASHINGTON DC, OCTOBER 26: Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, a Democratic-NY Representative, speaks during a press conference to discuss legislation that would increase Social Security benefits. It was held at Capitol Hill on October 26, 2021 in Washington DC.
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There is misinformation about not treatingEctopic pregnancies were popularized online after states ban abortion following the Supreme Court’s Dobbs case against Jackson Women’s Health Organization. Some claimed that abortion could only be legalized in these states for women who were close to death. Kumar clarified the situation and claimed that this was not true. However, he also stated that confusion among doctors has led to difficult situations.
“What we’ve seen in Texas because these laws are written by politicians and sometimes don’t make sense and are difficult to grapple with and understand by physicians who are practicing medicine, we have seen people denied access to that care and have actually seen somebody in Texas who left the state to get care for her ectopic pregnancy,” Kumar said.
“So it’s very possible,” he continued. “It depends on which health care provider you see, which clinic or hospital you may go to because we’re interpreting these laws in real-time by physicians.”
