{"id":311712,"date":"2024-05-10T06:43:02","date_gmt":"2024-05-10T11:43:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.liveaction.org\/news\/?p=311712"},"modified":"2024-09-20T12:09:21","modified_gmt":"2024-09-20T17:09:21","slug":"fact-check-fredericka-wilson-stillborn-florida","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/fact-check-fredericka-wilson-stillborn-florida\/","title":{"rendered":"FACT CHECK: Did pre-Roe abortion law force Florida rep to carry stillborn baby for months?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Rep. Frederica Wilson from Florida first publicly shared<\/a> her story of child loss in January of 2023 in front of the House of Representatives. Her heartbreak was obvious, but the truth was obscured. She claimed that approximately five decades ago, Florida’s pre-Roe v. Wade<\/em> law prevented her doctor from inducing labor after a stillbirth<\/em> (a miscarriage late in pregnancy). Recently, she shared the story again<\/a>, as Florida’s law protecting preborn babies after a detectable heartbeat (about six weeks gestation) went into effect.<\/p>\n

But Wilson’s story is particularly puzzling, because according to Dr. Donna Harrison, Director of Research for the American Association of Pro-Life OBGYNs,”There is no law now nor has there ever been any law in any of the states of the United States which prohibits the treatment of miscarriage.”<\/p>\n

Her story<\/strong><\/p>\n

“After getting married in 1968, I would soon become a mother-to-be. It was the joy of my life, I was ecstatic. My husband was walking on the clouds … [We] would touch my stomach all the time just the feel the movement of our baby boy and the glory of a life growing inside of me<\/strong>,” Wilson claimed<\/a>, acknowledging the humanity of her own preborn son.<\/p>\n

“Then at seven months, the baby stopped moving. He was soon pronounced dead \u2014 right inside of my womb \u2014 and the doctor was prohibited by law from inducing labor,” she added.<\/p>\n

Later, in a tweet on May 2, 2024, Wilson claimed that prior to Roe, “I was forced to carry my dead stillborn baby boy in my womb for 3 months to term. As his flesh disintegrated, it poisoned by bloodstream, and I almost died! It was considered illegal to induce labor, even to save my life<\/strong>.” Then she added (referring to Florida’s new pro-life law, which does not prevent miscarriage treatment or ectopic pregnancy treatment of any sort), “WE CAN’T GO BACK FLORIDA!” (emphasis added)<\/p>\n

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Before Roe v. Wade, I was forced to carry my dead stillborn baby boy in my womb for 3 months to term. As his flesh disintegrated, it poisoned my bloodstream, and I almost died!<\/p>\n

It was considered illegal to induce labor, even to save my life.<\/p>\n

WE CAN\u2019T GO BACK FLORIDA!<\/p>\n

\u2014 Rep. Frederica Wilson (@RepWilson) May 2, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n