Roe v Wade and TTC

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Anonymous wrote:You should also worry about an incomplete miscarriage or an eptopic pregnancy.

Agreed. At the end of the day - zero question about it - doctors will be chilled from helping women in all kinds of dire situations. I would not count on VA doctors to be prepared to help you.

I have been in prolife circles my whole life. No one thinks an ectopic pregnancy or incomplete miscarriage is an abortion. The principle of double effect.

I don't see how it's an abortion either. It can't grow into a full term baby.

My insurance classes both as abortions.

DP. Yes, it does. "Abortion" is a medical term. It is going to be applied as a medical term when interpreting the law.

I don't understand why there are people out there who feel justified in redefining a medical term and then acting indignant when the law isn't enforced according to their private definitions. That isn't the way the law works.

And they don't get that the numbers of all those abortions each year cited to rile them up are the stats gathered by the medical definition. They aren't just "the ones decent people like me wouldn't agree with." It's so bizarre.

Have you ever read a - ANY?? - law?? you sound like a high schooler. Each state has a defined statement for what constitutes abortion (or any subject matter in which they are legislating). Ectopic pregnancies are not considered an abortion for legal purposes in any state. Just because a hospital calls something one thing doesn’t mean it translates in the legal sense. Good god read a book.

Please cite to the state laws that have explicit definitions of abortion that specifically exclude termination of an ectopic pregnancy.

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Cite for each of these states banning abortion. The idiots making these laws aren’t doctors. Most aren’t women. They have no idea how it works. One of these a-holes thought you could move the ectopic pregnancy over to the uterus.

Medical decisions should be left to medical professionals. Not ignorant religious zealots.

The poster who made that stupid claim about terminating of ectopic pregnancies not being abortions is never going to answer. She will studiously ignore this thread until enough pages have passed since anyone mention ectopic pregnancies that she can pretend not to have seen the question.

They will spout this nonsense until they or one of their daughters dies..

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Anonymous wrote:Yes, it's going to be a lot harder for people in this situation. There are abortion funds and things like that, but you wouldn't know in advance if you'd qualify and you'll have to make a decision fast in the event you're late in pregnancy. I am sorry you have to think about this.

You go to NYC or CA. Thank goodness for NYC and CA.

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Anonymous wrote:You realize at 20 weeks you’re delivering a baby regardless right? Dead or alive? Abortion at 20 weeks makes no sense (and most of the world agrees). Just deliver the poor kid alive instead of killing them first.

Do you know anyone who's had a 30 week abortion? Because I do. In both cases they were wanted, planned babies and in both cases there was a serious issue that was likely to result in infection or severe bleeding (abruption like that woman in Malta, the other found the cord was compromised and her baby was deprived of oxygen and slowly dying).

20+ week abortions save lives. And there are stories of doct9rs having tomturn women wlaway or.deny care until they're in sepsis or have lost significant blood. Doctors are bow forced to play chicken with death.

+1. Also, this poster is incorrect. Fetuses at 20 weeks are not viable.

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Anonymous wrote:I'm in Virginia. While I would hope we don't get something like this I can't help but wonder what happens to me if we find out at 20 weeks of a gross abnormality?

I already know my insurance, military, will not cover abortions for medical reasons. So that's 20K.

That said, not having the option to terminate? Awful. I'm already down about TTC. I've had multiple pregnancy losses so I might be at risk for this situation. This just sucks.

Is a D&C or D&E really $20k? That doesn't sound right.

I agree that this sucks, though.

Can you have a D&C at 20 weeks? I think you have to deliver.

It's a D+E. And yes, they can be 10-20k. It's for circumstances where the baby will likely not live and then minimizing the trauma to the mother. Delivering has always been an option, but for those who don't want to go through labor and delivery for a terminal baby, there have been other options.

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Anonymous wrote:You should also worry about an incomplete miscarriage or an eptopic pregnancy.

Agreed. At the end of the day - zero question about it - doctors will be chilled from helping women in all kinds of dire situations. I would not count on VA doctors to be prepared to help you.

I have been in prolife circles my whole life. No one thinks an ectopic pregnancy or incomplete miscarriage is an abortion. The principle of double effect.

I don't see how it's an abortion either. It can't grow into a full term baby.

It’s just the medical term for the procedure.

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Anonymous wrote:Why has no-one mentioned CVS yet?

https://www.mayoclinic.org/tests-procedures/chorionic-villus-sampling/about/pac-20393533

This can be carried at 10 to 11 weeks to identify some genetic conditions. There is some risk of miscarriage though, and it wouldn't find every problem.

I was pregnant at age 39 though, and I wasn't offered CVS, so I don't know if it's used regularly in the USA.

Hopefully this is what many women who would TFMR will do going forward. My OB never mentioned it, but it’s fairly well known in IVF circles. It will give you a pretty good idea of something is majorly wrong fairly early.

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Anonymous wrote:You should also worry about an incomplete miscarriage or an eptopic pregnancy.

Agreed. At the end of the day - zero question about it - doctors will be chilled from helping women in all kinds of dire situations. I would not count on VA doctors to be prepared to help you.

I have been in prolife circles my whole life. No one thinks an ectopic pregnancy or incomplete miscarriage is an abortion. The principle of double effect.

I don't see how it's an abortion either. It can't grow into a full term baby.

My insurance classes both as abortions.

DP. Yes, it does. "Abortion" is a medical term. It is going to be applied as a medical term when interpreting the law.

I don't understand why there are people out there who feel justified in redefining a medical term and then acting indignant when the law isn't enforced according to their private definitions. That isn't the way the law works.

And they don't get that the numbers of all those abortions each year cited to rile them up are the stats gathered by the medical definition. They aren't just "the ones decent people like me wouldn't agree with." It's so bizarre.

Have you ever read a - ANY?? - law?? you sound like a high schooler. Each state has a defined statement for what constitutes abortion (or any subject matter in which they are legislating). Ectopic pregnancies are not considered an abortion for legal purposes in any state. Just because a hospital calls something one thing doesn’t mean it translates in the legal sense. Good god read a book.

Please cite to the state laws that have explicit definitions of abortion that specifically exclude termination of an ectopic pregnancy.

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Cite for each of these states banning abortion. The idiots making these laws aren’t doctors. Most aren’t women. They have no idea how it works. One of these a-holes thought you could move the ectopic pregnancy over to the uterus.

Medical decisions should be left to medical professionals. Not ignorant religious zealots.

The poster who made that stupid claim about terminating of ectopic pregnancies not being abortions is never going to answer. She will studiously ignore this thread until enough pages have passed since anyone mention ectopic pregnancies that she can pretend not to have seen the question.

I’m not that poster, but I will say that *morally,* no one with even a basic understanding of these matters thinks an ectopic pregnancy removal is equivalent to an abortion. You can call it what you like, but they are two different procedures which is why even very prolife institutions condone removal of ectopic pregnancies. I think it was mentioned before, but the principle of double effect justifies ectopic pregnancy removal (or abortion if you like).

Do you not understand that the problem is that anti abortion laws do not make these distinctions and women will die because of this? But please continue to pretend you are "pro life"

That’s dramatic. If the law doesn’t have an exception for an ectopic pregnancy it is incomplete and/or misguided. Pretty simple. But the prolife world has long recognized the legitimacy of ending ectopic pregnancies.

That’s great. Now, will everyone in the “pro-life” world recognize that methotrexate is a viable, non-surgical, fertility-saving option for resolution of ectopic pregnancy, provided said ectopic is treated early? Or will they take a “watch and wait” approach and only intervene surgically to save the woman’s life once her tube has ruptured?

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Anonymous wrote:You should also worry about an incomplete miscarriage or an eptopic pregnancy.

Agreed. At the end of the day - zero question about it - doctors will be chilled from helping women in all kinds of dire situations. I would not count on VA doctors to be prepared to help you.

I have been in prolife circles my whole life. No one thinks an ectopic pregnancy or incomplete miscarriage is an abortion. The principle of double effect.

I don't see how it's an abortion either. It can't grow into a full term baby.

My insurance classes both as abortions.

DP. Yes, it does. "Abortion" is a medical term. It is going to be applied as a medical term when interpreting the law.

I don't understand why there are people out there who feel justified in redefining a medical term and then acting indignant when the law isn't enforced according to their private definitions. That isn't the way the law works.

And they don't get that the numbers of all those abortions each year cited to rile them up are the stats gathered by the medical definition. They aren't just "the ones decent people like me wouldn't agree with." It's so bizarre.

Have you ever read a - ANY?? - law?? you sound like a high schooler. Each state has a defined statement for what constitutes abortion (or any subject matter in which they are legislating). Ectopic pregnancies are not considered an abortion for legal purposes in any state. Just because a hospital calls something one thing doesn’t mean it translates in the legal sense. Good god read a book.

Please cite to the state laws that have explicit definitions of abortion that specifically exclude termination of an ectopic pregnancy.

+1

Cite for each of these states banning abortion. The idiots making these laws aren’t doctors. Most aren’t women. They have no idea how it works. One of these a-holes thought you could move the ectopic pregnancy over to the uterus.

Medical decisions should be left to medical professionals. Not ignorant religious zealots.

The poster who made that stupid claim about terminating of ectopic pregnancies not being abortions is never going to answer. She will studiously ignore this thread until enough pages have passed since anyone mention ectopic pregnancies that she can pretend not to have seen the question.

I’m not that poster, but I will say that *morally,* no one with even a basic understanding of these matters thinks an ectopic pregnancy removal is equivalent to an abortion. You can call it what you like, but they are two different procedures which is why even very prolife institutions condone removal of ectopic pregnancies. I think it was mentioned before, but the principle of double effect justifies ectopic pregnancy removal (or abortion if you like).

Do you not understand that the problem is that anti abortion laws do not make these distinctions and women will die because of this? But please continue to pretend you are "pro life"

That’s dramatic. If the law doesn’t have an exception for an ectopic pregnancy it is incomplete and/or misguided. Pretty simple. But the prolife world has long recognized the legitimacy of ending ectopic pregnancies.

Cool well that's great but yeah most of these states have NO exceptions for ectopic pregnancies or any of the other dozens of cases (birth defect incompatible with life, rape, incest) that some (but not all! hence the laws) pro-life people assert are different

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Anonymous wrote:Yes, it's going to be a lot harder for people in this situation. There are abortion funds and things like that, but you wouldn't know in advance if you'd qualify and you'll have to make a decision fast in the event you're late in pregnancy. I am sorry you have to think about this.

You go to NYC or CA. Thank goodness for NYC and CA.

The thing that would scare me is an emergency situation...like I miscarried without passing all the tissue and am turning septic but the Dr in the pro-life state isn't sure if I'm septic ENOUGH yet and sends me home with instructions to come back if needed but then I pass out and die

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Anonymous wrote:Yes, it's going to be a lot harder for people in this situation. There are abortion funds and things like that, but you wouldn't know in advance if you'd qualify and you'll have to make a decision fast in the event you're late in pregnancy. I am sorry you have to think about this.

You go to NYC or CA. Thank goodness for NYC and CA.

The thing that would scare me is an emergency situation...like I miscarried without passing all the tissue and am turning septic but the Dr in the pro-life state isn't sure if I'm septic ENOUGH yet and sends me home with instructions to come back if needed but then I pass out and die

This sounds so dramatic and yet it's almost guaranteed to happen to more than one woman.

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Anonymous wrote:You should also worry about an incomplete miscarriage or an eptopic pregnancy.

Agreed. At the end of the day - zero question about it - doctors will be chilled from helping women in all kinds of dire situations. I would not count on VA doctors to be prepared to help you.

I have been in prolife circles my whole life. No one thinks an ectopic pregnancy or incomplete miscarriage is an abortion. The principle of double effect.

I don't see how it's an abortion either. It can't grow into a full term baby.

My insurance classes both as abortions.

DP. Yes, it does. "Abortion" is a medical term. It is going to be applied as a medical term when interpreting the law.

I don't understand why there are people out there who feel justified in redefining a medical term and then acting indignant when the law isn't enforced according to their private definitions. That isn't the way the law works.

And they don't get that the numbers of all those abortions each year cited to rile them up are the stats gathered by the medical definition. They aren't just "the ones decent people like me wouldn't agree with." It's so bizarre.

Have you ever read a - ANY?? - law?? you sound like a high schooler. Each state has a defined statement for what constitutes abortion (or any subject matter in which they are legislating). Ectopic pregnancies are not considered an abortion for legal purposes in any state. Just because a hospital calls something one thing doesn’t mean it translates in the legal sense. Good god read a book.

Please cite to the state laws that have explicit definitions of abortion that specifically exclude termination of an ectopic pregnancy.

+1

Cite for each of these states banning abortion. The idiots making these laws aren’t doctors. Most aren’t women. They have no idea how it works. One of these a-holes thought you could move the ectopic pregnancy over to the uterus.

Medical decisions should be left to medical professionals. Not ignorant religious zealots.

The poster who made that stupid claim about terminating of ectopic pregnancies not being abortions is never going to answer. She will studiously ignore this thread until enough pages have passed since anyone mention ectopic pregnancies that she can pretend not to have seen the question.

I’m not that poster, but I will say that *morally,* no one with even a basic understanding of these matters thinks an ectopic pregnancy removal is equivalent to an abortion. You can call it what you like, but they are two different procedures which is why even very prolife institutions condone removal of ectopic pregnancies. I think it was mentioned before, but the principle of double effect justifies ectopic pregnancy removal (or abortion if you like).

Do you not understand that the problem is that anti abortion laws do not make these distinctions and women will die because of this? But please continue to pretend you are "pro life"

That’s dramatic. If the law doesn’t have an exception for an ectopic pregnancy it is incomplete and/or misguided. Pretty simple. But the prolife world has long recognized the legitimacy of ending ectopic pregnancies.

But the movement doesn’t care enough about allowing women to safely terminate ectopic pregnancies to write those exceptions into anti-abortion legislation. Maybe they’re just too ignorant about the issue to understand what they’re doing (in which case they shouldn’t be drafting legislation in the first place), or maybe it was intentional, because they are more worried about inadvertently opening the door further by making an exception for ectopic pregnancies than they are about the deaths and permanent injuries that will occur if women cannot safely terminate ectopic pregnancies.

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Anonymous wrote:Yes, it's going to be a lot harder for people in this situation. There are abortion funds and things like that, but you wouldn't know in advance if you'd qualify and you'll have to make a decision fast in the event you're late in pregnancy. I am sorry you have to think about this.

You go to NYC or CA. Thank goodness for NYC and CA.

The thing that would scare me is an emergency situation...like I miscarried without passing all the tissue and am turning septic but the Dr in the pro-life state isn't sure if I'm septic ENOUGH yet and sends me home with instructions to come back if needed but then I pass out and die

This sounds so dramatic and yet it's almost guaranteed to happen to more than one woman.

The Daily had a story from Texas last week of a miscarrying woman who was refused a D&C and sent home despite bleeding heavily. It very easily could have turned into this

The woman was interviewed for the story and said she has stopped TTC because she doesn't want to end up in that position again

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Anonymous wrote:You should also worry about an incomplete miscarriage or an eptopic pregnancy.

Agreed. At the end of the day - zero question about it - doctors will be chilled from helping women in all kinds of dire situations. I would not count on VA doctors to be prepared to help you.

I have been in prolife circles my whole life. No one thinks an ectopic pregnancy or incomplete miscarriage is an abortion. The principle of double effect.

I don't see how it's an abortion either. It can't grow into a full term baby.

My insurance classes both as abortions.

DP. Yes, it does. "Abortion" is a medical term. It is going to be applied as a medical term when interpreting the law.

I don't understand why there are people out there who feel justified in redefining a medical term and then acting indignant when the law isn't enforced according to their private definitions. That isn't the way the law works.

And they don't get that the numbers of all those abortions each year cited to rile them up are the stats gathered by the medical definition. They aren't just "the ones decent people like me wouldn't agree with." It's so bizarre.

Have you ever read a - ANY?? - law?? you sound like a high schooler. Each state has a defined statement for what constitutes abortion (or any subject matter in which they are legislating). Ectopic pregnancies are not considered an abortion for legal purposes in any state. Just because a hospital calls something one thing doesn’t mean it translates in the legal sense. Good god read a book.

Please cite to the state laws that have explicit definitions of abortion that specifically exclude termination of an ectopic pregnancy.

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Cite for each of these states banning abortion. The idiots making these laws aren’t doctors. Most aren’t women. They have no idea how it works. One of these a-holes thought you could move the ectopic pregnancy over to the uterus.

Medical decisions should be left to medical professionals. Not ignorant religious zealots.

The poster who made that stupid claim about terminating of ectopic pregnancies not being abortions is never going to answer. She will studiously ignore this thread until enough pages have passed since anyone mention ectopic pregnancies that she can pretend not to have seen the question.

I’m not that poster, but I will say that *morally,* no one with even a basic understanding of these matters thinks an ectopic pregnancy removal is equivalent to an abortion. You can call it what you like, but they are two different procedures which is why even very prolife institutions condone removal of ectopic pregnancies. I think it was mentioned before, but the principle of double effect justifies ectopic pregnancy removal (or abortion if you like).

Do you not understand that the problem is that anti abortion laws do not make these distinctions and women will die because of this? But please continue to pretend you are "pro life"

That’s dramatic. If the law doesn’t have an exception for an ectopic pregnancy it is incomplete and/or misguided. Pretty simple. But the prolife world has long recognized the legitimacy of ending ectopic pregnancies.

But the movement doesn’t care enough about allowing women to safely terminate ectopic pregnancies to write those exceptions into anti-abortion legislation. Maybe they’re just too ignorant about the issue to understand what they’re doing (in which case they shouldn’t be drafting legislation in the first place), or maybe it was intentional, because they are more worried about inadvertently opening the door further by making an exception for ectopic pregnancies than they are about the deaths and permanent injuries that will occur if women cannot safely terminate ectopic pregnancies.

Which *states* specifically, don’t allow for ectopic pregnancy removal? Because there’s been a lot of lying going on….

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Anonymous wrote:You should also worry about an incomplete miscarriage or an eptopic pregnancy.

Agreed. At the end of the day - zero question about it - doctors will be chilled from helping women in all kinds of dire situations. I would not count on VA doctors to be prepared to help you.

I have been in prolife circles my whole life. No one thinks an ectopic pregnancy or incomplete miscarriage is an abortion. The principle of double effect.

I don't see how it's an abortion either. It can't grow into a full term baby.

My insurance classes both as abortions.

DP. Yes, it does. "Abortion" is a medical term. It is going to be applied as a medical term when interpreting the law.

I don't understand why there are people out there who feel justified in redefining a medical term and then acting indignant when the law isn't enforced according to their private definitions. That isn't the way the law works.

And they don't get that the numbers of all those abortions each year cited to rile them up are the stats gathered by the medical definition. They aren't just "the ones decent people like me wouldn't agree with." It's so bizarre.

Have you ever read a - ANY?? - law?? you sound like a high schooler. Each state has a defined statement for what constitutes abortion (or any subject matter in which they are legislating). Ectopic pregnancies are not considered an abortion for legal purposes in any state. Just because a hospital calls something one thing doesn’t mean it translates in the legal sense. Good god read a book.

Please cite to the state laws that have explicit definitions of abortion that specifically exclude termination of an ectopic pregnancy.

+1

Cite for each of these states banning abortion. The idiots making these laws aren’t doctors. Most aren’t women. They have no idea how it works. One of these a-holes thought you could move the ectopic pregnancy over to the uterus.

Medical decisions should be left to medical professionals. Not ignorant religious zealots.

The poster who made that stupid claim about terminating of ectopic pregnancies not being abortions is never going to answer. She will studiously ignore this thread until enough pages have passed since anyone mention ectopic pregnancies that she can pretend not to have seen the question.

I’m not that poster, but I will say that *morally,* no one with even a basic understanding of these matters thinks an ectopic pregnancy removal is equivalent to an abortion. You can call it what you like, but they are two different procedures which is why even very prolife institutions condone removal of ectopic pregnancies. I think it was mentioned before, but the principle of double effect justifies ectopic pregnancy removal (or abortion if you like).

Do you not understand that the problem is that anti abortion laws do not make these distinctions and women will die because of this? But please continue to pretend you are "pro life"

That’s dramatic. If the law doesn’t have an exception for an ectopic pregnancy it is incomplete and/or misguided. Pretty simple. But the prolife world has long recognized the legitimacy of ending ectopic pregnancies.

But the movement doesn’t care enough about allowing women to safely terminate ectopic pregnancies to write those exceptions into anti-abortion legislation. Maybe they’re just too ignorant about the issue to understand what they’re doing (in which case they shouldn’t be drafting legislation in the first place), or maybe it was intentional, because they are more worried about inadvertently opening the door further by making an exception for ectopic pregnancies than they are about the deaths and permanent injuries that will occur if women cannot safely terminate ectopic pregnancies.

Which *states* specifically, don’t allow for ectopic pregnancy removal? Because there’s been a lot of lying going on….

The problem is that it’s all I the interpretation of the statutes because none of them directly address terminations of ectopic pregnancies. If the only potentially applicable exception is to protect the life/health of the mother. But how imminent does that harm need to be? Is it enough to know it’s likely to occur without intervention, or do doctors have to wait until the tube has ruptured and the patient is bleeding internally? If you’re facing the possibility of criminal prosecution and 10+ years in prison if you make the wrong call, how comfortable are you going to be erring on the side of acting early?

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Anonymous wrote:You should also worry about an incomplete miscarriage or an eptopic pregnancy.

Agreed. At the end of the day - zero question about it - doctors will be chilled from helping women in all kinds of dire situations. I would not count on VA doctors to be prepared to help you.

I have been in prolife circles my whole life. No one thinks an ectopic pregnancy or incomplete miscarriage is an abortion. The principle of double effect.

I don't see how it's an abortion either. It can't grow into a full term baby.

My insurance classes both as abortions.

DP. Yes, it does. "Abortion" is a medical term. It is going to be applied as a medical term when interpreting the law.

I don't understand why there are people out there who feel justified in redefining a medical term and then acting indignant when the law isn't enforced according to their private definitions. That isn't the way the law works.

And they don't get that the numbers of all those abortions each year cited to rile them up are the stats gathered by the medical definition. They aren't just "the ones decent people like me wouldn't agree with." It's so bizarre.

Have you ever read a - ANY?? - law?? you sound like a high schooler. Each state has a defined statement for what constitutes abortion (or any subject matter in which they are legislating). Ectopic pregnancies are not considered an abortion for legal purposes in any state. Just because a hospital calls something one thing doesn’t mean it translates in the legal sense. Good god read a book.

Please cite to the state laws that have explicit definitions of abortion that specifically exclude termination of an ectopic pregnancy.

+1

Cite for each of these states banning abortion. The idiots making these laws aren’t doctors. Most aren’t women. They have no idea how it works. One of these a-holes thought you could move the ectopic pregnancy over to the uterus.

Medical decisions should be left to medical professionals. Not ignorant religious zealots.

The poster who made that stupid claim about terminating of ectopic pregnancies not being abortions is never going to answer. She will studiously ignore this thread until enough pages have passed since anyone mention ectopic pregnancies that she can pretend not to have seen the question.

I’m not that poster, but I will say that *morally,* no one with even a basic understanding of these matters thinks an ectopic pregnancy removal is equivalent to an abortion. You can call it what you like, but they are two different procedures which is why even very prolife institutions condone removal of ectopic pregnancies. I think it was mentioned before, but the principle of double effect justifies ectopic pregnancy removal (or abortion if you like).

Do you not understand that the problem is that anti abortion laws do not make these distinctions and women will die because of this? But please continue to pretend you are "pro life"

That’s dramatic. If the law doesn’t have an exception for an ectopic pregnancy it is incomplete and/or misguided. Pretty simple. But the prolife world has long recognized the legitimacy of ending ectopic pregnancies.

But the movement doesn’t care enough about allowing women to safely terminate ectopic pregnancies to write those exceptions into anti-abortion legislation. Maybe they’re just too ignorant about the issue to understand what they’re doing (in which case they shouldn’t be drafting legislation in the first place), or maybe it was intentional, because they are more worried about inadvertently opening the door further by making an exception for ectopic pregnancies than they are about the deaths and permanent injuries that will occur if women cannot safely terminate ectopic pregnancies.

Which *states* specifically, don’t allow for ectopic pregnancy removal? Because there’s been a lot of lying going on….

Name one state that has an explicit exception abortion in the case for ectopic pregnancy, and cite to the statutory provision providing the explicit exception. Go for it, I dare you. You wouldn’t want anyone to think you’re lying, right?