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A Texas Woman Died After Waiting 40 Hours for Miscarriage Care

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Josseli Barnica died of an infection after doctors waited 40 hours for the fetal heartbeat to stop.

She is one of at least two Texas women who died after doctors delayed treating miscarriages, ProPublica found.

More than a dozen medical experts said Barnica ’s death was “preventable” They called it “horrific,” “astounding” and “egregious”.

ProPublica reported two women whose deaths were deemed “preventable” after they were unable to access legal abortions and timely medical care.

Leaders in Texas have witnessed the consequences of such restrictions longer than those in any other state.

Some of the ban’s most prominent supporters have muted their public enthusiasm for it.

Dr. Leilah Zahedi-Spung : Abortion bans put doctors in impossible position, forcing them to decide whether to risk malpractice or a felony charge.

HCA Healthcare , the hospital chain that treated Barnica , will not disclose whether it has a policy on how to treat miscarriages.

ProPublica: HCA has said it delivers more babies than any other health care provider in America .

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