ectopic pregnancy

Rep. Ann Johnson, a Democrat from Houston, authored a Texas law that doctors say will be life-saving for women with two pregnancy complications. She worked across the aisle with the author of S.B. 8.

Health & Safety

To expand abortion access in Texas, a lawmaker gets creative

5:00am August 22, 2023

by Selena Simmons-Duffin

Starting Sept. 1, limited abortion care will be legal in Texas in two pregnancy circumstances. Getting that through the conservative Texas legislature required "masterful and discreet" lawmaking.

A color-enhanced scan of an ectopic pregnancy, which develops outside the uterus — often inside a fallopian tube. Such pregnancies are never viable and, unless ended, can lead to rupture of the tube, severe bleeding and even death.

Health & Safety

$80,000 and 5 ER visits: An ectopic pregnancy takes a toll

5:00am October 04, 2022

by Michelle Andrews

A New York woman seeking to end a dangerous ectopic pregnancy in a fallopian tube finds the procedure more complicated and expensive than expected — even in a state with liberal abortion laws.