Nonilex<p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/JosseliBarnica" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>JosseliBarnica</span></a> is 1 of ≥2 <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Texas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Texas</span></a> women who…lost their lives after doctors delayed treating <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/miscarriages" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>miscarriages</span></a>, which fall into a gray area under the state’s strict <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/abortion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>abortion</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/laws" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>laws</span></a> that prohibit doctors from ending the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/heartbeat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>heartbeat</span></a> of a <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/fetus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fetus</span></a>.</p><p>Neither wanted an abortion, but that didn’t matter. Though proponents insist the laws protect both the life of the fetus & the person carrying it, in practice, <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/doctors" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>doctors</span></a> have hesitated to provide care under threat of <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/prosecution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>prosecution</span></a>, <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/prison" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>prison</span></a> & professional ruin.</p>