Elizabeth Weller never dreamed that her own hopes for a child would become ensnared in the web of Texas abortion law.
A doctor sat down and told her:"There's very little amniotic fluid left. That's not a good thing. All you can do now is just hope and pray that things go well."
One option was to end the pregnancy; that's called"a termination for medical reasons." The other option is called expectant management, in which Elizabeth would stay in the hospital and try to stay pregnant until 24 weeks, which is considered the beginning of"viability" outside the womb. In some cases, the infection can become severe or life-threatening, leading to sepsis, hysterectomy or even death. In 2012, a woman
"You have to ask yourself, would I put any living thing through the pain, and the horrors, of having to try to fight for their life the minute that they're born?" Houston Methodist Hospital declined to comment on the specifics of Elizabeth's care, except to say they follow all state laws and that there's a medical ethics committee that sometimes reviews complex cases.Elizabeth and James look at clothes that were meant for their baby, whom they lost in the second trimester of pregnancy.
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