US government rejects complaint that woman was improperly denied an emergency abortion in Oklahoma
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January 19, 2024
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services says an Oklahoma hospital did not violate federal law when doctors told a woman with a nonviable pregnancy to wait in the parking lot until her condition worsened enough to qualify for an abortion under the state's strict ban.
Jaci Statton, 26, was among several women last year who challenged abortion restrictions that went into effect in Republican-led states after the Supreme Court revoked the nationwide right to abortion in 2022.
Rather than join a lawsuit, Statton filed a complaint with the Department of Health and Human Services under the E...
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