{"id":322295,"date":"2024-12-01T11:42:06","date_gmt":"2024-12-01T17:42:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.liveaction.org\/news\/?p=322295"},"modified":"2024-11-28T02:20:18","modified_gmt":"2024-11-28T08:20:18","slug":"kentucky-abortion-ectopic-pregnancy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/kentucky-abortion-ectopic-pregnancy\/","title":{"rendered":"Kentucky report claims two ‘abortions’ took place in September… but questions remain"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Kentucky Today reports<\/a> that it was able to obtain records from the Cabinet of Health and Family Services on potential abortions committed in September of this year.<\/p>\n

Two women reportedly received emergency medical treatment for life-threatening pregnancy-related conditions \u2014 illustrating that pro-life laws are not preventing women from accessing life-saving emergency care \u2014 but also demonstrating that the Kentucky pro-life law does not<\/em> protect all children from intentional killing via induced abortion.<\/p>\n

Ectopic pregnancy treatment<\/strong><\/p>\n

One woman is said to have received treatment for an ectopic pregnancy at nine weeks gestation. This treatment was deemed successful and she did not require follow-up care. However, treatment for an ectopic pregnancy is not considered an induced abortion because its intent<\/em> is to save the mother’s life in an emergency situation, not to intentionally kill a preborn child.<\/p>\n

Oddly, while Kentucky law<\/a> defines “abortion” as (emphasis added) “the use of any means whatsoever to terminate the pregnancy of a woman known to be pregnant with intent to cause fetal death<\/strong>…” the state’s law also<\/em> says<\/a> that ‘removal of an ectopic pregnancy’ is allowed under the law as an “abortion.”<\/p>\n

Despite constant claims<\/a> that pro-life laws put women’s lives at risk, the reality is, women receive the life-saving care they need every day. Emily Zanotti, a writer and journalist who lives in the pro-life state of Tennessee, responded to a histrionic pro-abortion ad which claimed women can’t get pregnancy care in pro-life states. Zanotti pointed out that she was able to receive ectopic pregnancy treatment under her state’s pro-life law.<\/p>\n

\u201cI had a ruptured ectopic pregnancy in a state with an abortion ban, just weeks after Dobbs…<\/em>\u201d she tweeted in response to the ad. \u201cWhat you are doing isn\u2019t \u2018informing.\u2019 It\u2019s terrifying women in my exact situation into not getting care. This is horrifying, triggering, and a complete lie.\u201d<\/p>\n

A pre-existing medical condition<\/strong><\/p>\n

According to Kentucky Today, the second woman underwent a dilation and curettage<\/a> (D&C) procedure; the reasons were not completely clear, but two physicians allegedly said an abortion was necessary due to a pre-existing medical condition.<\/p>\n

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