New ProPublica article: “A Pregnant Woman at Risk of Heart Failure Couldn’t Get Urgent Treatment. She Died Waiting for an Abortion.” This is the story of Ciji Graham. She was 6 weeks pregnant in North Carolina, where abortion is fully legal up until 12 weeks.
On November 14th, 2023, she went to see a cardiologist because she was having a heart rhythm problem, AFib, or atrial fibrillation. A lot of times doctors can fix that with what’s called cardioversion, which is basically an electric shock to get your heart rhythm correct again. Important to note that expert consensus on the management of these kinds of problems in pregnancy says that “cardioversion is safe and effective during pregnancy.” Despite this, the cardiologist she went to see did not offer cardioversion, apparently because she was pregnant.
Read Full Article: https://www.lifenews.com/2026/02/27/propublica-twists-the-story-of-ciji-graham/
