Is it normal that nancy davis was carrying her baby to bury her baby?
Nancy Davis has three children, and planned for one more. But she said her happiness turned to heartbreak when her fetus was diagnosed with acrania, a rare condition in which the skull doesn't develop. Most who have acrania are either stillborn or die soon after. Doctors advised Davis to terminate her pregnancy — but a hospital in Baton Rouge denied her request to have an abortion there. This Louisiana woman said she was denied an abortion after fetus developed rare condition: "I was carrying my baby to bury my baby".
Ms. Davis was among the first women to be caught in the crosshairs of confusion due to Louisiana's rush to restrict abortion. But she will hardly be the last.
“Patients are struggling.” Being denied an abortion can significantly increase mental health issues such as anxiety, depression and low self-esteem in the months after abortion denial and may cause life-threatening physical health outcomes that last years.