By Kavitha Surana, Lizzie Presser and Andrea Suozzo, ProPublica

Photo:  Dr. Robyn Horsager-Boehrer, a retired maternal-fetal medicine specialist in Dallas.  Photo by Lexi Parra for ProPublica

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November 18, 2025 (Dallas/Houston) - Nearly four years ago in Texas, the state’s new abortion law started getting in the way of basic miscarriage care: As women waited in hospitals cramping, fluid running down their legs, doctors told them they couldn’t empty their uterus to guard against deadly complications.