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When an abortion isn't: Republican representative's ectopic pregnancy clashes with Florida abortion law [View all]
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jun/22/kat-cammack-republican-florida-abortion-law-ectopic-pregnancyRepublican representative’s ectopic pregnancy clashes with Florida abortion law
Kat Cammack blames left’s fearmongering after medical staff hesitated to give her drugs needed to end pregnancy
Edward Helmore
Sun 22 Jun 2025 18.21 EDT
A Florida Republican congresswoman is blaming fearmongering on the left for the reluctance of hospital staff to give her the drugs she needed to end an ectopic pregnancy that threatened her life.
Kat Cammack went to the emergency room in May 2024 where it was estimated she was five weeks into an ectopic pregnancy, there was no heartbeat and her life was at risk. Doctors determined she needed a shot of methotrexate to help expel her pregnancy but since Florida’s six-week abortion ban had just taken effect medical staff were worried about losing their licenses or going to jail if they did.
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“There will be some comments like, ‘Well, thank God we have abortion services,’ even though what I went through wasn’t an abortion,” she told the outlet.
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(Impressive Karen double talk.)
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