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  • GOP Lawmaker Branded ‘Hypocrite’ After Declaring the Left ‘Scared’ Doctors Over Her Ectopic Pregnancy: ‘You Voted for This’

    GOP Lawmaker Branded ‘Hypocrite’ After Declaring the Left ‘Scared’ Doctors Over Her Ectopic Pregnancy: ‘You Voted for This’

    A Republican lawmaker is being branded a “hypocrite” online after she accused the left of scaring doctors and healthcare providers after she had to plead for her ectopic pregnancy to be treated.

    Florida Rep. Kat Cammack revealed in a Wall Street Journal article earlier this week that she experienced an ectopic pregnancy in May 2024. However, due to Florida implementing bans against abortions after six weeks, medical providers were hesitant to give her the care that would save her life.

    However, despite abortion bans being largely pushed and passed by Republican legislators, Cammack blamed the left for her health scare, accusing them of “fearmongering” which she said left doctors “scared” to provide care.


    “These healthcare providers had been receiving pro-abortion lobby ads, to the tune of millions of dollars being spent on these ads that were threatening and scaring doctors away from helping women, saying that they could lose their license, they could go to jail,” Cammack said in a Fox News interview Thursday.

    Cammack said she tried to explain how she could still receive care under the law, but the providers “felt like they couldn’t do anything.”

    “It dawned on me as I was sitting there with my husband: this is what women have been experiencing because of the fearmongering around women’s healthcare. The left absolutely played a role in making sure that doctors and women were scared to seek out the help that they needed,” she continued.

    After Cammack’s interview was shared online, social media users responded with backlash. Several users accused her of not grasping the implications of a ban like Florida’s and claimed that her experience was her “fault.”


    “The left said keep government out of healthcare. You voted for this,” one user commented. Another added, “It was the right who put into place all these abortion bans. Peak gaslighting.”

    “The absolute worst kind of hypocrite. She nearly died because of her own stupid party and she’s out there shilling for them like it was nothing,” an X user chided. One user declared, “Sis this is you and your party’s fault.”


    “A bill written by the right, supported by the right, passed by the right, and signed by the right. Yet, she blames the people who fought AGAINST it! Looks like Kat just discovered that the bill she supported has consequences,” another wrote.

    Originally published on Latin Times



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  • Florida Republican Blames ‘Fearmongering’ Left After Doctors Hesitated to Treat Her Ectopic Pregnancy Over Abortion Laws

    Florida Republican Blames ‘Fearmongering’ Left After Doctors Hesitated to Treat Her Ectopic Pregnancy Over Abortion Laws

    A Republican lawmaker in Florida blamed the “fearmongering” left after doctors hesitated to treat her life-threatening ectopic pregnancy due to the state’s strict abortion laws.

    In May 2024, the same month Florida’s 6-week abortion ban took effect, Rep. Kat Cammack learned she was experiencing an ectopic pregnancy, a condition in which a fertilized egg implants outside the uterus and cannot survive. She required an injection of methotrexate to terminate the pregnancy, but medical staff hesitated, fearing they could lose their licenses or face prison time under the new law, according to reporting by The Wall Street Journal.

    Cammack argued that her pregnancy was nonviable, that she was just five weeks along, and that her life was in danger. She even called Gov. Ron DeSantis’s office for help, but got no response. Eventually, doctors agreed to administer the drug, ultimately saving her life.

    Despite the ordeal, Cammack did not blame the law itself, instead accusing the left of scaring medical professionals by emphasizing the risk of criminal charges.

    “It was absolute fearmongering at its worst,” Cammack told The Wall Street Journal, adding that abortion-rights advocates are quick to blame Republicans for the confusion caused by what they see as vague legislation.

    “There will be some comments like, ‘Well, thank God we have abortion services,’ even though what I went through wasn’t an abortion,” Cammack said.

    Molly Duane, a senior attorney at the Center for Reproductive Rights, pushed back on Cammack’s claim, arguing that state regulators had made clear their intent to strictly enforce the abortion ban. She added that blaming medical professionals follows “the playbook of antiabortion extremists that for decades have been blaming and villainizing doctors.”

    Originally published on Latin Times

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  • 25-Year-Old Left With Painful ‘Peeing Jelly’ After Using Popular Party Drug

    25-Year-Old Left With Painful ‘Peeing Jelly’ After Using Popular Party Drug

    For a 25-year-old British woman, taking ketamine began as a once-in-a-while habit during her teenage years, but after using between 5 and 10 grams of the popular party drug daily for three years, she is now left in a painful condition with permanent damage to her bladder.

    Paige Collins, who hails from Hampshire, U.K., was spending around $1,200 a month on ketamine before she began experiencing bladder issues. She found herself urinating up to 50 times a day, often with intense pain, and was alarmed to notice that her urine had a “jelly-like” consistency.

    The ketamine addiction damaged her bladder, shrinking it to the point where it can now hold only 5% of its original capacity. Shockingly, the “jelly-like” substance she was passing turned out to be her own bladder lining.

    “I had absolutely no clue this could happen. Even when I knew [and] it was at its worst I still continued to do it. It was awful, I was in pain. I was stuck in a cycle of waking up, doing it, crying, saying ‘I’m never going to touch it again’ then picking it up again’,” Collins said.

    “I was nipping to the loo 50 plus times a day. It was ruining my life. I couldn’t go out for four or five months of 2023, I didn’t leave the house,” she added.

    Despite seeking medical help and finally stopping her ketamine use, Collins continues to face constant bladder issues that have significantly impacted her daily life, including her ability to work. “They’ve already said the damage is irreversible. There’s nothing I can do to make my bladder the way it once was,” she shared.

    To manage the ongoing pain and discomfort, Collins is undergoing bladder instillation treatment, which helps stretch her bladder and alleviate inflammation. Though the physical damage cannot be undone, Collins is determined to raise awareness by sharing her story, hoping it will serve as a cautionary tale for others.

    “Ket was an escape mechanism for me, which I know it also is for lots of other people. I was a party girl. Even now I still like going out dancing, but I don’t take ket when I go out,” she said.

    “I just want to raise awareness as I know the physical and emotional pain this has caused me and I wouldn’t wish it on my worst enemy,” she added.

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  • A Needle Left Inside Her During Vaginal Surgery

    A Needle Left Inside Her During Vaginal Surgery

    A 36-year-old woman in Thailand recently discovered the source of her decades-long abdominal pain: a surgical needle allegedly left in her vaginal area during childbirth.

    The woman shared her story with the Pavena Foundation for Children and Women, a Thai non-profit organization that reviewed her case on November 4, The Sun reported.

    According to the woman, a nurse left the needle in her body while a doctor was stitching her delivery wound. The doctor reportedly tried to retrieve it manually but was unsuccessful, leaving her with years of unrelenting pain. Recent x-rays confirmed the needle’s presence, though it has since shifted, complicating removal.

    Surgery has been postponed multiple times, and the woman now requires frequent hospital visits.

    The Pavena Foundation has coordinated her treatment with a public hospital and arranged for support with travel expenses, given her family’s financial struggles. Her surgery timeline remains uncertain.

    Originally published by Latin Times.

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