“The View”'s Ana Navarro Reveals She Once Had an Ectopic Pregnancy, Speaks Out About Abortion Rights
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“Forcing women to travel to seek healthcare, only adds to the cost, stress and trauma. This is dangerous and cruel,” she said
Ana Navarro is speaking out after the Texas Supreme Court ruled against a woman who needs an emergency abortion.
On Monday, the co-host of The View, 51, took to social media and shared a personal story about once having an ectopic pregnancy, stressing how “dangerous and cruel” it is for women to have to travel to receive healthcare.
According to the Mayo Clinic, ectopic pregnancy "occurs when a fertilized egg implants and grows outside the main cavity of the uterus." This type of pregnancy cannot proceed normally because "the fertilized egg can't survive” and it can lead to “life-threatening bleeding, if left untreated."
“This is wrong,” Navarro said of the ruling on X, formerly Twitter. “Years ago, I had an ectopic pregnancy. Anyone who’s had to terminate a pregnancy, specially for health reasons, can tell you a woman wants the safety of her bed, her pillow to cry on, her loved ones to lean on.”
“Forcing women to travel to seek healthcare, only adds to the cost, stress and trauma. This is dangerous and cruel,” she continued. “Come November, we must remember and vote those taking away our rights and options, even if it means endangering our lives, out!”
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Navarro’s message was in response to news that the Texas Supreme Court has temporarily blocked a judge’s decision to allow a woman to receive an emergency abortion.
Last week, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton filed a petition to reverse a lower-court ruling to allow a Dallas woman, Kate Cox, to terminate her pregnancy legally under a 14-day restraining order against the state’s abortion ban.
Abortion is currently banned in Texas after six weeks, which is before most people know they're pregnant. The law does not allow exceptions for women who were impregnated as a result of rape or incest. Under the legislation, private citizens can also sue doctors or abortion clinic workers who perform or help to set up the procedure.
Cox, 31, is more than 20 weeks pregnant and her fetus has been diagnosed with a deadly genetic condition called trisomy 18, and her own health is at risk. Several doctors advised her that “her pregnancy is likely to end in a stillbirth or at best, her baby will live for only minutes, hours, or days,” according to her attorneys' response to Paxton's appeal.
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Kate Cox, who has been denied an abortion by the Texas Supreme Court.In the petition, Paxton argues that Cox should not be allowed to receive an abortion because she hasn’t proven that her pregnancy has caused a “life-threatening” medical condition that puts her “at risk of death” or major bodily harm.
Due to Paxton’s block, the Center for Reproductive Rights — which is representing Cox — announced Monday that she will be leaving the state in order to receive abortion services because her “health is on the line.” Cox has been “in and out of the emergency room and she couldn’t wait any longer.”
“After a week of legal whiplash and threats of prosecution from Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, our client Kate Cox has been forced to flee her home state of Texas to get the time-sensitive abortion care needed to protect her health and future fertility,” Nancy Northup, chief executive for the abortion rights group, said on X, formerly Twitter.
“Kate desperately wanted to be able to get care where she lives and recover at home surrounded by family,” she continued. “While Kate had the ability to leave the state, most people do not, and a situation like this could be a death sentence.”
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