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South Carolina Mother's Miscarriage Ordeal Highlights Abortion Ban Crisis

5/8/2025

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Elisabeth Weber, a South Carolina mother, endured a harrowing wait for miscarriage care due to the state's abortion ban. After discovering her fetus had no heartbeat, she suffered for weeks with alarming symptoms and high infection indicators, only to be denied treatment. This traumatic ordeal led her to choose not to have more children.

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Story summary

Elisabeth Weber, a South Carolina mother, endured a harrowing wait for miscarriage care due to the state's abortion ban. After discovering her fetus had no heartbeat, she suffered for weeks with alarming symptoms and high infection indicators, only to be denied treatment. This traumatic ordeal led her to choose not to have more children.