Reply #60: Wouldn't most women who thought they were having a

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miscarriage go to the hospital? I know I would. I've never heard of a doctor telling a woman who seemed to be miscarrying to come for an appointment three days later. Perhaps some do, but my experience was that they say "I'll meet you at the emergency room." Other women I know were also told to go to the emergency room right away. An "incomplete" miscarriage can lead to serious infection. An ectopic pregnancy mistakenly thought to be a miscarriage can kill the mother. (I realize lack of medical insurance is a problem for many Americans but even they seek care in emergencies and hospitals are required to provide it.)

My point is that if women seek medical care, the caregiver would do the legal reporting of the miscarriage, and reporting would not be the woman's responsibility.
Has Virginia been experiencing a large number of miscarriage that occur without benefit of medical care? Is the bill aimed at making sure women get medical care and don't get infections or die from not treating ectopic pregnancies? Or are there
illegal abortion clinics operating in Virginia? What is the story behind the bill?