Texas Woman Dies of Sepsis After Doctors Refuse to Perform Abortion
⏺ 18-year-old Navaeh Crane from Texas died of sepsis after doctors refused to perform an abortion, despite a miscarriage already underway. Crane sought help at the emergency room three times and waited 20 hours before being admitted. By the time she was hospitalized, her condition was already critical. ⏺Doctors insisted on performing two ultrasound scans to confirm the absence of a fetal heartbeat before intervening. Experts state that “there was no medical basis” for such a delay and that her symptoms required immediate treatment. ⏺Crane is one of two Texas women who have died as a result of the state’s abortion ban, introduced after the US Supreme Court overturned the federal right to abortion. ⏺Josselyn Barcenas died in 2021 after doctors failed to provide her with proper care during a miscarriage at 17 weeks. Due to restrictive laws, the medical team hesitated to remove the fetus, resulting in a deadly cervical infection.