Texas Teen Suffering Miscarriage Dies Days After Baby Shower Due to Abortion Ban as Mom Begs Doctors to 'Do Something'
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Nevaeh Crain, 18, died after three emergency room visits without proper medical care during a miscarriage. The teen was six months pregnant and doctors said they couldn’t intervene until confirming “fetal demise” due to the Texas abortion ban.

Summary

Eighteen-year-old Nevaeh Crain died from sepsis after Texas’s abortion ban delayed critical medical intervention during her pregnancy complications.

Despite multiple ER visits and severe symptoms, doctors waited to confirm fetal demise before acting due to the state’s restrictive laws. Crain endured intense pain and deteriorating health over multiple hospital visits, ultimately suffering a miscarriage and passing away from internal bleeding.

Medical experts believe timely intervention could have saved her. Her mother, Candace Fails, is pursuing legal accountability but faces significant legal hurdles under Texas’s stringent emergency care standards.

  • jordanlund@lemmy.world
    513·
    2 months ago

    “Since her death, Fails has sought legal action to hold the hospitals accountable.”

    Wrong target. You go after the politicians who passed the law that killed your daughter.

    • Corkyskog@sh.itjust.works
      193·
      2 months ago

      If you close down all the hospitals with lawsuits, the politicians will be held accountable. One would hope, at least.

    • circuscritic@lemmy.ca
      125·
      2 months ago

      What are you talking about?

      Are you saying that instead of suing the hospital, she should start up a PAC to go after hundreds of Texas state politicians…?

      Because if you meant sue them for wrongful death, they are exempt. So even if they are more directly culpable in their daughter’s death, she cannot bring direct legal action against them for that.

        • circuscritic@lemmy.ca
          151·
          2 months ago

          You are aware that legislatures cannot be held directly criminally responsible for the laws they pass, right?

          I’m not disputing that their actions killed their daughter, I’m trying to explain to you that they cannot be held legally responsible in the manor you’re suggesting.

            • circuscritic@lemmy.ca
              141·
              2 months ago

              There wouldn’t be any press…

              No lawyer would take the case. Hell, a lawyer might even get sanctioned for even attempting to file it.

              This isn’t like an uphill legal battle where there’s a process that can draw attention. It’s a non-starter.

              Pretend you file a lawsuit by filling out a form online, but whenever you try and submit this lawsuit, it goes to 404 not found. You’re suggesting they spend thousands of dollars, for a 404 error.

              However, suing the hospital, is a very long and drawn out legal process… So if your goal is to bring attention to the issue, well there you have it.