Treating ectopic pregnancies still legal in states where abortion banned, despite viral misinformation
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Treating ectopic pregnancies is still legal in all states where abortion is banned, despite rumors to the contrary after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade.
Jessica Chasmar is a reporter for Fox News Digital. Story tips can be sent to Jessica.Chasmar@fox.com and on Twitter: @JessicaChasmar.
After the Supreme Court decided last month to overturn Roe v. Wade, ending the constitutional right to an abortion and returning the question back to the states, pro-choice advocates argued that the decision would kill women. Some of them even claimed that seeking treatment for an ectopic pregnancy in some states could land a woman behind bars.
"’Do I abort this ectopic pregnancy to literally save my life or do I go to jail?’" Daily Beast columnist Wajahat Ali mused on Twitter. "Question women in America now have to ask."