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2024-11-02 18:13:03 UTC - NOT_HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 390FF954B5158DD1AEE0874ED4A8260895145E2CAB42052DEC03DC3D5D859A72
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At the time of Nevaeh Crain's sepsis (life-threatening risk) diagnosis, the fetus had a heartbeat. https://www.propublica.org/article/nevaeh-crain-death-texas-abortion-ban-emtala#:~:text=At%20the%20second%2C%20she%20screened%20positive%20for%20sepsis%2C%20a%20life%2Dthreatening%20and%20fast%2Dmoving%20reaction%20to%20an%20infection%2C%20medical%20records%20show.%20But%20doctors%20said%20her%20six%2Dmonth%20fetus%20had%20a%20heartbeat%20and%20that%20Crain%20was%20fine%20to%20leave https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/nov/01/teen-dies-abortion-ban-texas-neveah-crain#:~:text=Medical%20records%20indicate%20Crain%20tested%20positive%20for%20sepsis%2C%20a%20potentially%20life%2Dthreatening%20condition%2C%20on%20her%20second%20visit.%20But%20doctors%20still%20cleared%20her%20to%20leave%20after%20apparently%20confirming%20that%20her%20six%2Dmonth%2Dold%20fetus%20still%20had%20a%20heartbeat https://www.kvue.com/article/news/health/neveah-crain-texas-abortion-death/269-feb67008-f79f-499f-a30b-6dbb71dc5ba4#:~:text=At%20the%20second%2C%20she%20screened%20positive%20for%20sepsis Texas law penalizes medical treatment that ends a fetal heartbeat. https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/docs/hs/htm/hs.171.htm#:~:text=Except%20as%20provided%20by%20Section%20171.205%2C%20a%20physician%20may%20not%20knowingly%20perform%20or%20induce%20an%20abortion%20on%20a%20pregnant%20woman%20if%20the%20physician%20detected%20a%20fetal%20heartbeat%20for%20the%20unborn%20child%20as%20required%20by%20Section%20171.203%20or%20failed%20to%20perform%20a%20test%20to%20detect%20a%20fetal%20heartbeat Common sepsis treatments in pregnancy carry fetal risks and may risk violating Texas law. https://www.uptodate.com/contents/evaluation-and-management-of-suspected-sepsis-and-septic-shock-in-adults#:~:text=The%20optimal%20way%20to%20manage%20sepsis%20in%20pregnancy%20is%20unknown%20but%20most%20experts%20use%20the%20same%20principles%20as%20outlined%20in%20this%20topic%20being%20cognizant%20of%20the%20altered%20hemodynamics%20of%20pregnancy https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC4031877/#:~:text=While%20pregnancy%20induces%20particular%20physiological%20changes%2C%20there%20are%20no%20evidenced%2Dbased%20recommendations%20for%20the%20treatment%20of%20sepsis%20in%20pregnant%20women https://www.news-medical.net/health/Sepsis-and-Pregnancy.aspx#:~:text=In%20pregnant%20women%20with,need%20to%20be%20avoided
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