Shanae Smith-Cunningham arrived at Memorial Regional Hospital on Dec. 21, 2022 — five days after her water broke, only halfway through her pregnancy. Despite her pleas for treatment and the risks to her health, staff at the Hollywood, Fla., hospital turned her away amid the state’s new abortion restrictions.

The decision to send Smith-Cunningham home put her life in peril, health officials later determined

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    7 months ago

    And it’s all because we let those barriers stop us after the Dobbs decision. They’re going to keep doing this shit until we drag their asses out into the street.