> These women I bring up had a miscarriage, not an abortion. They wanted their
> baby and were carrying it to term. After the miscarriage (or an abortion) a
> women may need a D&C to remove any remaining material in their body.

The afterbirth.  It can be a very serious issue if the afterbirth is not
expelled, or is not expelled completely.

> A D&C is a fairly simple and common proceedure but it is a life saver for a
> woman in need. Women in America have died because they couldn't get the care
> they need from their doctor/hospital.

The reason that medical professionals might be concerned about performing a
D&C and then reporting it in their statistics (or as part of an autopsy
should the mother die anyway) is that "D&C," pre-Roe v. Wade, was also used
to mask procedures that were actually abortions.

> There a recent cases like this, I am not making this up.

Some examples.

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/search/research-news/16798/

https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2024/03/19/1239376395/louisiana-
abortion-ban-dangerously-disrupting-pregnancy-miscarriage-care

https://www.liftlouisiana.org/criminalizedcare?link_id=2&can_id=beefcf6cd46f1a7
9dd9e666d9f8c620c&source=email-la-legislative-session-begins-2&email_referrer=
email_2247441&email_subject=lift-and-partners-release-criminalized-care-report


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