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[Ryan Hamilton @TheRyanHamilton]

My heart is broken💔: As friends & family know, my wife was pregnant with our 2nd child, & about to begin her 2nd trimester. A few days ago she had severe pains, & bleeding, and had to go to the emergency room. There, it was discovered that our baby no longer had a heartbeat. Devastated doesn't come close to what that feels like.
Unfortunately for people like us, because of the current laws in the state of Texas, that was only the beginning of this nightmare. Jess (my wife) had an "incomplete miscarriage", and what needed to happen, what was best for HER, and her health, was to terminate the pregnancy, and get the baby out.
The doctor gave her a medication that would move this process along, and sent her home. Where, apparently we would be handling it ourselves. We were told it might take a couple of attempts before it worked.
I'll let you decide how you feel about that.
After a long, painful night of the equivalent of early labor, the baby was still with her. So, we went back to the Emergency Center to get the 2nd dose. A new doctor was on call. He was an older man. You could hear him in the hallway as he said, "I'm not giving her a pill so she can go home and have an ab*rtion!". Being well aware that our baby no longer had a heartbeat. Then, he came into the room to say, and I quote: "Considering the current stance. I'm not going to prescribe you this pill". Then, just sent us on our way.
The "CURRENT STANCE"?! Did he really just say that?!
No one should ever have to hear their wife say: "Get this dead baby out of me!".
Can you even imagine how that must feel?
The pain, and the bleeding continued. So, we decided to go to another hospital, about an hour away. There was a female doctor on call there, and we thought we might have better luck.
I should probably mention, the procedure to get the baby out is called a D & C. It's scary, & traumatizing, but sometimes necessary in situations like ours. Especially in emergency circumstances.
So we get to the next hospital. They take Jess in, ask her a bunch of questions, do a new scan... confirm that the baby is still there, with no heartbeat, and then disappear... for hours. Only to come back in and keep asking the same questions over and over. It's becoming clear that they're primary concern is NOT my wife's health. Instead, they seem to be worried about the legalities involved.
So, they decide it is not "enough of an emergency" to perform the D & C.
They do, however, prescribe another, stronger, final dose of the medication for us to try again... at home.
So, we go home to try again. Another long day/night of early labor pains. Only to discover my wife UNCONSCIOUS in the bathroom. Having to pick my wife's cold, limp body off of that bathroom floor, not sure if I was about to lose her, is something I will NEVER forget.
She had to be rushed to the hospital.
By this point she had lost so much blood, and bodily fluid, her body gave out.
They were able to stabilize her, give her the fluids she needed, and we came back home yesterday afternoon. We were also able to confirm that our baby was no longer with her.
Now, not only do we have to live with the loss of our baby... we have to live with the nightmare of what we just experienced because of political and religious beliefs. MY WIFE'S HEALTH SHOULD HAVE COME FIRST. PERIOD!
God knows what mental and emotional damage this has done.
If you consider yourself a staunch "pro-lifer" ... 1) You've never been through what we just went through, and 2) You should take a long, hard look in the mirror and reevaluate your reasons for supporting such a cold, barbaric, ignorant point of view.
It's not that black & white, and it's never going to be.
If you think your "Pray To End Ab*rtion" sign in your yard is "Christian", I suggest you revisit the teachings of Jesus and try again. If you support these laws that make ab*rtion illegal, and result in people being put through what we just were, you should be ashamed of yourself. I've never been so angry, or heartbroken... and the devastation I'm feeling must pale in comparison to what my poor wife is feeling.

[NHS England Workforce, Training and Education @NHSE_WTE]

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[mahua26 @mahua261]

@NHezelgrave @NHSEngland @RCObsGyn Such a shame that hard working people who want to make a difference in their field less than full time are treated this way. Shame on @RCObsGyn

[The Economist @TheEconomist]

A new study finds that jabs cut the disease’s death toll by 63% during their first year https://t.co/JMxHm9UhCI

[mahua26 @mahua261]

King’s Fertility at ESHRE2022. Love this team!!! ⁦@ESHRE⁩

[mahua26 @mahua261]

Such an entertaining lecture by Ying Cheong… let it be #ESHRE2022

[RoyalCollegeObsGyn @RCObsGyn]

We have joined over 100 global healthcare organisations including @FSRH_uk, @FIGOHQ and @ACOG in condemning the decision by the US Supreme Court. Find out more: https://t.co/I0KBbOQoLj
View the joint statement: https://t.co/fCjKtKtN71
#RoeVsWade

[mahua26 @mahua261]

@KateBramham @NIHRglobal Amazing amazing amazing!

[Ruth-Anna @doctorrah]

I'm working with @TheBMA on a project to look at doctors' experiences of working whilst pregnant. Were accommodations made? Did you have a risk assessment? If you breastfed whilst working, were any accommodations made?

Open to all (including non members) https://t.co/HviJZF0e0R

[mahua26 @mahua261]

@DrKateWiles @LucyChappell2 @kidneydoc101 Congrats Kate!!!

[mahua26 @mahua261]

@HCI_London @PMOIndia @MoCA_GoI @CGI_Bghm @IndiaInScotland Does not look like any change from previous?

[Shematologist, MD @acweyand]

Chemo delayed.
Surgery postponed.
Treatment deferred.

Death from #COVID19 is not the only bad outcome.

[BPAS @BPAS1968]

"Mothers and their babies are at far higher risk from COVID-19 infection than from having the vaccine, and this is reflected in the number of unvaccinated pregnant women in intensive care units across the country." @nelson_piercy

https://t.co/EpPqOsvNtB #letsgetvaccinated

[mahua26 @mahua261]

@MissHarrington I’m in the same boat! Let’s hope for the best 😢

[Guy's and St Thomas' @GSTTnhs]

We are extremely concerned about our valued colleague Petra who is missing. We want to encourage anyone who may have any information that could help to find her to contact the police using the information below

[mahua26 @mahua261]

@deepasanthosh @SAHM_UK @ApnaNhs @SAHealthAction @deliriumkrish @csmony @weare_sass Hey deepa, I feel your pain. Please do go! I am in India now ( from the UK) as well and it’s not so hard to navigate the covid rules here. I have booked my pcr on the day I get back and it comes back by midnight so I do not anticipate any extra time off needed

[mahua26 @mahua261]

@CSMIA_Official @craig110691 This gives no information

[mahua26 @mahua261]

@craig110691 @CSMIA_Official Did you find out this information? I am in the same position

[mahua26 @mahua261]

@AlexWEllis But what about e visa to India for British citizens? Affecting tourism, families…. Please try and address this