Avery Davis Bell, a 34-year-old Atlanta resident, is challenging Georgia’s strict abortion laws after her traumatic experience with a second-trimester miscarriage. Bell says her treatment was delayed due to legal uncertainty, leaving her in unnecessary pain.
Bell appeared on MSNBC and told her story.
🚨 What’s Happening: Georgia’s abortion law, enacted in 2019, prohibits most abortions after a detectable heartbeat, around six weeks of pregnancy.
• Avery Davis Bell’s doctors at Emory Decatur hesitated to begin treatment, fearing legal repercussions.
• Bell’s condition worsened as medical staff delayed care, waiting until she was unequivocally in danger.
⚖️ Between the Lines: Doctors in Georgia, and similar states, are caught between the need to provide urgent care and the fear of criminal charges or loss of medical licenses.
Thom Chandler
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