The Monday Night Special will be held NBC Nightly News ran a ludicrous segment meant to smear Texas’ fetal heartbeat law which prohibits abortions once a baby’s heartbeat is detected. To accomplish their goal, correspondent Kristen Dahlgren touted a “study” by a Texas abortionist which falsely claims women need to be on the verge of death to receive an abortion. There is no law that prohibits women getting abortions if they are at serious risk of their lives.
Dahlgren opened her report by claiming “when Elizabeth Weller’s water broke at just 4 & 1/2 months pregnant, she was told it would take a miracle for her daughter to survive.” Adding that according to Texas resident Elizabeth Weller, she “was at a high risk of infection” and “was told she was not sick enough to immediately end the pregnancy.”
When Weller was asked by Dahlgren if she was “sent home to basically get sicker,” Weller claimed, “the nurses essentially told me you’re being sent home to develop the signs of an infection.”
Touting the so-called “study” by Houston Texas abortionist Dr. Anitra Beasley, Dahlgren proclaimed “Researchers looked at 28 recent cases in Dallas where doctors had to delay care until there was an immediate threat to patients’ lives. Nearly 60 percent developed severe complications, one was in intensive care, others given blood transfusions, only one baby survived, so underdeveloped it needed life support.”
Turning to state Senator Brian Hughes who actually wrote the bill, which should’ve been done in the first place, Dahlgren snarked “how close to death does a patient need to be before SB 8 would allow termination?”
Hughes was the first to set this record:
Texas law allows doctors to see the condition, and on the basis of reasonable medical probabilities know that it will happen. They have the power to act. They don’t have to wait until a condition is aggravated.
Not happy with the truth, Dahlgren continued spouting her false narrative about the Texas law: “he says there has been outreach to doctors and hospitals to clarify. But for Dr. Beasley, there is nothing clearer than the study” Dahlgren huffed.
In reality, what’s at issue here isn’t whether pregnant women can receive an abortion if their life is otherwise at stake, as previously mentioned every single state allows it. The real issue is that women whose lives or that of their unborn babies aren’t at risk are getting abortions for no other reason than that of convenience, which is evil.
MRC Culture’s Tierin-Rose Mandelburg contributed to this report.
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NBC Nightly News
August 8, 2022
Eastern, 7:15:58TOM LLAMAS: As more states move to restrict abortion, a study in Texas reveals how the state’s near-total ban is impacting maternal care. The study found that pregnant women with serious complications are at twice the risk than patients who live in states where there is no ban. Here’s Kristen Dahlgren.
KRISTEN DAHLGREN: When Elizabeth Weller’s water broke at just 4 & 1/2 months pregnant, she was told it would take a miracle for her daughter to survive.
ELIZABETH WELLER: It was the not being able to see her take her first steps or see–send her off to school for the first time.
DAHLGREN. Elizabeth was considered to be at high risk for infection and was advised that she is not too sick to terminate her pregnancy. You were then sent home, to get worse.
WELLER: Yes. I was told by nurses that you would be sent home if you develop signs of infection.
DAHLGREN – Doctors insisted on her labor a few days after she had been infected. While she and her husband still grieve the loss of their daughter, Theodora (whom they married), a new study has shown that this isn’t a common experience. The study looked at 28 cases from Dallas that had been treated by doctors who delayed care due to an imminent threat to patient’s lives. Nearly 60 percent developed severe complications, one was in intensive care, others given blood transfusions, only one baby survived, so underdeveloped it needed life support.
DR. ANITRA BEESH: It is when we can’t provide the best care.
DAHLGREN, Texas Dr. Anitra Beesley has published comparable findings regarding the Texas Heartbeat Bill called SB 8.
BEASLEY, We found that SB 8 had a chilling impact on reproductive health care. It was unclear to physicians if they were allowed to refer patients and counsel patients. This meant that they had no choice but wait until it became life-threatening before being able intervene.
DAHLGREN: State Senator Brian Hughes wrote SB 8 and admits he’s troubled by the recent study.
SEN. BRANIAN HUGHES : They might be confused by law from other states or misled in some other stories. But for those medical emergencies, the law hasn’t changed.
DAHLGREN. How close must a patient be to death before SB 8 allows termination?
HUGHES – Texas law allows doctors to see that condition and, on the basis reasonable medical probability, know it is likely. They have the power to act. They don’t need to wait for the condition to get worse.
DAHLGREN For Dr. Beasley however, the study is more important.
This data is also a warning signal to others who might be considering bans.
BEASLEY: I believe it should.
DAHLGREN, The Wellers worry also about the future.
MR. WELLER : I don’t want to have a family in this country. It’s dangerous.
DAHLGREN – They claim to have witnessed it firsthand. Kristen Dahlgren, NBC News, Houston.
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