Roe v Wade: 'My baby lived for just 93 minutes' - the reality of life under the new US abortion laws

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A year has passed since a legal ruling that changed the lives of millions of American women. Here, two women tell their emotional stories which highlight the potentially catastrophic consequences of restricting access to abortion healthcare

There is now a complex patchwork of abortion laws across the country. In 20 states, there are restrictions and in 14 states, almost all abortions are banned. An additional eight states have had bans blocked.

Donald Trump, seeking to be the Republican candidate in 2024, is thought to be more centrist on abortion than others in his party and sees a national abortion ban as a potential vote loser. Zooey was just five months old when Mayron became pregnant again. It was a surprise but a welcome one. Soon after, though, they were told the embryo had implanted in the caesarean scar she had from Zooey. At any point, a doctor warned, the pregnancy could rupture and blow open her uterus.Mayron and Chris wrestled with the doctor's recommendation to have an abortion but by the time they resolved to follow his advice, it was too late.

"We have a law in Tennessee that has made it impossible for me to fulfil my duties as a physician and honour patients' choices when they're faced with incredibly difficult decisions," she says.Doctor Sarah Osmundson

 

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