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A Texas woman died at 20 weeks pregnant from preeclampsia despite repeated requests to terminate her pregnancy due to strict abortion laws.
Tierra Walker, a 37-year-old Texas woman, died at 20 weeks pregnant from preeclampsia, a condition she had previously experienced during a high-risk pregnancy that caused a stillbirth.
Despite severe complications including hypertension, diabetes, seizures, and blood clots, and repeated requests to terminate her pregnancy, doctors did not offer an abortion, citing Texas’s strict abortion law.
Over 90 medical providers were involved, yet none advised her of the option, even though specialists say termination would have been standard care.
ProPublica reviewed 6,500 pages of records and found her death likely preventable.
Her case highlights concerns that restrictive abortion laws, with ambiguous exceptions, lead to delayed or denied care, contributing to preventable maternal deaths.
Una mujer de Texas murió a las 20 semanas de embarazo por preeclampsia a pesar de repetidas solicitudes para interrumpir su embarazo debido a las estrictas leyes de aborto.