Abortions are largely banned in Missouri, but there are exceptions for medical emergencies. In Kansas, when Farmer visited the hospital, abortions were still legal up to 22 weeks. It’s unclear why the University of Kansas Health System refused to offer Farmer one.
Farmer’s care at University of Kansas followed hospital policy, Jill Chadwick, the media relations director for the hospital system, said in a statement.
“It met the standard of care based upon the facts known at the time, and complied with all applicable law,” Chadwick said in an email. “There is a process with CMS for this complaint and we respect that process. The University of Kansas Health System follows federal and Kansas law in providing appropriate, stabilizing, and quality care to all of its patients, including obstetric patients.”
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Farmer’s care at University of Kansas followed hospital policy, Jill Chadwick, the media relations director for the hospital system, said in a statement.
“It met the standard of care based upon the facts known at the time, and complied with all applicable law,” Chadwick said in an email. “There is a process with CMS for this complaint and we respect that process. The University of Kansas Health System follows federal and Kansas law in providing appropriate, stabilizing, and quality care to all of its patients, including obstetric patients.”
Feds: Hospitals that denied emergency abortion broke the law
A first-of-its-kind federal investigation has found two hospitals put a pregnant woman's life in jeopardy and violated federal law by refusing to provide an emergency abortion when she experienced premature labor at 17 weeks.
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