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Thu Apr 27, 2023, 12:03 AM Apr 2023

An Oklahoma woman with a cancerous pregnancy said she was told to wait in the parking lot until she

A woman in Oklahoma with a cancerous pregnancy said hospital workers asked her to wait in the parking lot until she started "crashing" before they could give her an abortion last month.

Jaci Statton had a partial molar pregnancy, a rare complication in which the placenta has irregular tissue, NPR reported. Molar pregnancies can cause a rare form of cancer and typically result in early miscarriages, according to the Mayo Clinic. They occur in about 1% of pregnancies, according to the Cleveland Clinic.

Statton and her husband have three young children, own a fishing guide company, and go fishing every day. The couple was looking forward to welcoming a new child into their family, NPR reported.

Statton told NPR that the hospital staff was "very sincere" and wasn't trying to be mean when they turned her away.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/other/an-oklahoma-woman-with-a-cancerous-pregnancy-said-she-was-told-to-wait-in-the-parking-lot-until-she-was-sick-enough-to-get-an-abortion/ar-AA1anYjO?ocid=hpmsn&cvid=d48707d55fa84e7c930915670a8bdc51&ei=29

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An Oklahoma woman with a cancerous pregnancy said she was told to wait in the parking lot until she (Original Post) Across-the-Desk Apr 2023 OP
American women being sent to die in hospital parking lots. Irish_Dem Apr 2023 #1
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