Brittany Watts: Woman criminally charged over miscarriage slams her arrest
by Bevan Hurley
Jan 27, 2024
4 minutes
An Ohio woman who faced criminal charges after miscarrying her nonviable foetus says she waited for two days for medical help as doctors dithered over whether her case would breach the state’s abortion laws.
When Brittany Watts, 34, sought medical help a third time after miscarrying her child at home, an emergency room nurse who had appeared supportive called police on her.
Ms Watts went to Mercy Health – St Joseph Warren Hospital in Youngstown twice in September last year after suffering bleeding, but she was denied treatment while an ethics committee weighed whether doctors could
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