Florida GOP Congresswoman Kat Cammack claims a hospital delayed her emergency treatment for an ectopic pregnancy because staff were spooked by the state’s strict new abortion laws. She says doctors hesitated to give her life-saving medication, not because of the law itself, but because of "fearmongering" about its consequences. The incident happened after Florida’s six-week abortion ban took effect—though ectopic pregnancies (which are nonviable and dangerous) are technically exempt. Cammack insists the law wasn’t the problem, but the chilling effect it’s having on medical providers might be.

Editor’s Note: Even if the law wasn’t meant to block care for ectopic pregnancies, this story shows how abortion bans create confusion in real-life emergencies. Doctors are now weighing legal risks against medical urgency—and patients could pay the price. It’s a messy, high-stakes side effect of these policies, no matter where you stand on abortion itself.